{"id":2505,"date":"2022-12-20T14:34:35","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T14:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=2505"},"modified":"2025-10-18T12:07:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T11:07:54","slug":"us-flies-bombers-stealth-jets-while-kims-sister-threatens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/analysis\/defense\/us-flies-bombers-stealth-jets-while-kims-sister-threatens\/2022\/12\/20\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"US flies bombers, stealth jets while Kim’s sister threatens"},"content":{"rendered":"
SEOUL,<\/span> SOUTH<\/span> KOREA<\/span> (AP)<\/span> Dec<\/span> 20<\/span> –<\/span> The<\/span> US<\/span> could<\/span> carry<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> show<\/span> of<\/span> force<\/span> against<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> as<\/span> North<\/span> Korean<\/span> leader<\/span> Kim<\/span> Jong<\/span> Un’s<\/span> powerful<\/span> sister<\/span> mocked<\/span> and<\/span> threatened<\/span> allegations<\/span> against<\/span> her<\/span> military.<\/span> flew<\/span> powerful<\/span> bombers<\/span> and<\/span> advanced<\/span> stealth<\/span> jets.<\/span> Military<\/span> Strike<\/span> Full<\/span> Range<\/span> ICBM<\/span> Test.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>South<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> Defense<\/span> Ministry<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> deployment<\/span> of<\/span> US<\/span> B-52<\/span> bombers<\/span> and<\/span> F-22<\/span> stealth<\/span> fighters<\/span> for<\/span> joint<\/span> exercises<\/span> with<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> fighters<\/span> was<\/span> an<\/span> agreement<\/span> to<\/span> protect<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> by<\/span> all<\/span> available<\/span> means,<\/span> including<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons.<\/span> said<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> drill,<\/span> which<\/span> included<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> F-35<\/span> and<\/span> F-15<\/span> fighter<\/span> jets,<\/span> took<\/span> place<\/span> in<\/span> waters<\/span> southwest<\/span> of<\/span> Jeju<\/span> Island,<\/span> the<\/span> ministry<\/span> said.<\/span> US<\/span> F-22<\/span> fighter<\/span> jets<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> deployed<\/span> to<\/span> South<\/span> Korea<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> time<\/span> in<\/span> four<\/span> years<\/span> and<\/span> will<\/span> remain<\/span> there<\/span> throughout<\/span> the<\/span> week<\/span> for<\/span> training<\/span> with<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> forces,<\/span> the<\/span> sources<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> drills<\/span> come<\/span> after<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> claimed<\/span> to<\/span> have<\/span> launched<\/span> a<\/span> test<\/span> satellite<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> development<\/span> of<\/span> its<\/span> first<\/span> military<\/span> spy<\/span> satellite,<\/span> most<\/span> recently<\/span> testing<\/span> a<\/span> solid-fuel<\/span> engine<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> more<\/span> maneuverable<\/span> intercontinental<\/span> ballistic<\/span> missile.<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> has<\/span> launched<\/span> a<\/span> record<\/span> number<\/span> of<\/span> missiles<\/span> already<\/span> this<\/span> year<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> warning<\/span> of<\/span> previous<\/span> US-South<\/span> Korea<\/span> military<\/span> exercises<\/span> it<\/span> sees<\/span> as<\/span> rehearsals<\/span> for<\/span> an<\/span> invasion.<\/span> There<\/span> are<\/span> concerns<\/span> that<\/span> new<\/span> missile<\/span> tests<\/span> may<\/span> be<\/span> conducted<\/span> in<\/span> response<\/span> to<\/span> recent<\/span> Allied<\/span> aviation<\/span> training.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>North<\/span> Korea<\/span> said<\/span> Sunday’s<\/span> missile<\/span> launch<\/span> was<\/span> a<\/span> test<\/span> of<\/span> its<\/span> first<\/span> system<\/span> of<\/span> military<\/span> reconnaissance<\/span> satellites<\/span> and<\/span> released<\/span> two<\/span> low-resolution<\/span> photos<\/span> of<\/span> South<\/span> Korean<\/span> cities<\/span> from<\/span> space.<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> photos<\/span> were<\/span> too<\/span> crude<\/span> for<\/span> surveillance<\/span> purposes<\/span> and<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> launch<\/span> likely<\/span> masked<\/span> North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> missile<\/span> technology.<\/span> South<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> military<\/span> said<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> had<\/span> launched<\/span> two<\/span> intermediate-range<\/span> ballistic<\/span> missiles.<\/span> Yo-Jung<\/span> Kim<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> test<\/span> satellite<\/span> had<\/span> a<\/span> commercial<\/span> camera<\/span> because<\/span> there<\/span> was<\/span> no<\/span> reason<\/span> to<\/span> use<\/span> an<\/span> expensive,<\/span> high-definition<\/span> camera<\/span> for<\/span> single-shot<\/span> testing.<\/span> She<\/span> said<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> used<\/span> two<\/span> old<\/span> missiles<\/span> as<\/span> launch<\/span> vehicles.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A<\/span> senior<\/span> official<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> ruling<\/span> Workers’<\/span> Party<\/span> Kim<\/span> Yo-jong<\/span> said,<\/span> “When<\/span> they<\/span> commented<\/span> on<\/span> our<\/span> satellite<\/span> development<\/span> capabilities<\/span> and<\/span> related<\/span> preparations<\/span> with<\/span> only<\/span> two<\/span> photos<\/span> in<\/span> our<\/span> newspaper,<\/span> their<\/span> assessment<\/span> was<\/span> too<\/span> unfavourable.<\/span> I<\/span> think<\/span> they<\/span> thought<\/span> it<\/span> was<\/span> rational<\/span> and<\/span> irrational,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span> In<\/span> statements<\/span> circulated<\/span> in<\/span> state<\/span> media?<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Kim<\/span> Yo-jong<\/span> wonders<\/span> how,<\/span> if<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> really<\/span> lacked<\/span> re-entry<\/span> technology,<\/span> how<\/span> could<\/span> it<\/span> have<\/span> obtained<\/span> data<\/span> from<\/span> a<\/span> nuclear<\/span> warhead<\/span> until<\/span> it<\/span> landed<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> marine<\/span> target<\/span> area<\/span> on<\/span> an<\/span> earlier<\/span> launch.<\/span> presented.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>All<\/span> of<\/span> North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> ICBM<\/span> tests<\/span> were<\/span> conducted<\/span> at<\/span> steep<\/span> angles<\/span> to<\/span> avoid<\/span> neighbouring<\/span> countries.<\/span> Some<\/span> experts<\/span> say<\/span> the<\/span> reliability<\/span> of<\/span> North<\/span> Korea’s<\/span> weapons<\/span> cannot<\/span> be<\/span> guaranteed<\/span> without<\/span> the<\/span> launch<\/span> of<\/span> a<\/span> standard<\/span> ballistic<\/span> ICBM.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Regarding<\/span> these<\/span> doubts,<\/span> Kim<\/span> Yo<\/span> Jong<\/span> suggested<\/span> that<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> could<\/span> launch<\/span> her<\/span> ICBM<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> normal<\/span> trajectory.<\/span> This<\/span> launch<\/span> could<\/span> be<\/span> seen<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> greater<\/span> provocation<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> as<\/span> the<\/span> weapon<\/span> heads<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> Pacific.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>North<\/span> Korea<\/span> is<\/span> one<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> most<\/span> sanctioned<\/span> countries<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> world<\/span> due<\/span> to<\/span> its<\/span> nuclear<\/span> and<\/span> missile<\/span> programs.<\/span> But<\/span> Kim<\/span> Yo<\/span> Jong<\/span> said<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> that<\/span> North<\/span> Korea<\/span> is<\/span> determined<\/span> to<\/span> boost<\/span> its<\/span> defences<\/span> at<\/span> any<\/span> cost.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (AP) Dec 20 – The US could carry nuclear weapons in a show of force against North Korea on Tuesday as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister mocked and threatened allegations against her military. flew powerful bombers and advanced stealth jets. Military Strike Full Range ICBM Test. South Korea’s Defense […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[26,276,280,9929],"tags":[103,104,150,546,547,548,549],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/jwta.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2505"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2508,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505\/revisions\/2508"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}