The United States staged a provocation with nuclear bombers near the borders of the DPRK.

American B-52 bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons flew over the Korean Peninsula as a show of force for North Korea. These bombers took part in joint air exercises over the Korean Peninsula along with American and South Korean fighters. The South Korean Ministry of Defense stressed that this was the first deployment of American B-52 bombers to the peninsula in the past month.

The US and South Korea are expanding joint military exercises in response to nuclear and missile threats from North Korea. Last March, the Allies held the largest field exercise and computer simulation in five years. The US sent a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier last week to participate in a joint naval exercise with South Korea and a joint US-South Korea-Japan anti-submarine exercise this week.

Earlier, Pyongyang warned the United States that they would not tolerate provocations and would be ready to give a clear answer. This does not exclude new launches of ICBMs and cruise missiles from North Korean territory in the near future.