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North Korea bomb test: South Korea, U.S. deploy B-52 strategic bomber over Korean Peninsula

India Blooms News Service | | Jan 11, 2016, at 01:06 am

#North Korea # North Korea hydrogen bomb test # South Korea # US # B52 strategic bomber # Korean Peninsula

Seoul, Jan 10 (IBNS) Days after North Korea said it has conducted a hydrogen bomb test, The United States' B-52 Strato fortress strategic bomber flew over South Korea, media reports said.

South Korean media said the move was made as a major show of force.

"The B-52 bomber left U.S. Andersen Air Force Base in Guam on Sunday morning and arrived in the skies above Osan, Gyeonggi Province, at noon, armed with nuclear missiles and "bunker buster" bombs that are capable of bombarding North Korea's underground facilities, according to Seoul and Washington," South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.

"The bomber flew low past the Osan air base, flanked by an entourage of two South Korean F-15Ks and two U.S. F-16s before returning to its home base," the agency reported quoting the two sides' militaries.

North Korea on Wednesday claimed that it has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb.

North Korea made the announcement after a 5.1 magnitude earthquake was detected close to nuclear test site.

According to USGS website, an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale hit North Korea with the epicentre being 19 kms east-north-east of North Korea's Sungjibaegam town.

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