Seems like a waste of jet fuel.
I imagine the show of force is really for China, they're the real threat to regional peace.
Topic: U.S. flies B-52 over S.Korea after North's nuclear test - page 2. (Read 1180 times)
U.S. has shown that north korea is no force that can match despite nuclear test successfully.
North Korea only has its weapons / weapons program as a bargaining chip.
So they went ahead and conducted their nuclear test.
This show of force shouldn't bother them.
So they went ahead and conducted their nuclear test.
This show of force shouldn't bother them.
The correct conclusion to be drawn from this 'show of force' flight is that a single B-52 can now turn the entire county of North Korea into a smoking hole in the ground, depending on its weapons configuration.
We double dare you. Do another and blow us away. 
U.S. flies B-52 over S.Korea after North's nuclear test
The United States deployed a B-52 bomber on a low-level flight over its ally South Korea on Sunday, a show of force following North Korea's nuclear test last week.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un maintained that Wednesday's test was of a hydrogen bomb and said it was a self-defensive step against a U.S. threat of nuclear war.
North Korea's fourth nuclear test angered both China, its main ally, and the United States, although the U.S. government and weapons experts doubt the North's claim that the device was a hydrogen bomb.
The massive B-52, based in Guam and capable of carrying nuclear weapons, could be seen in a low flight over Osan Air Base at around noon (0300 GMT). It was flanked by two fighter planes, a U.S. F-16 and a South Korean F-15, before returning to Guam, the U.S. military said in a statement.
Osan is south of Seoul and 77 km (48 miles) from the Demilitarised Zone that separates the two Koreas. The flight was "in response to recent provocative action by North Korea", the U.S. military said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/northkorea-nuclear-idUSKCN0UO01I20160110
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The United States deployed a B-52 bomber on a low-level flight over its ally South Korea on Sunday, a show of force following North Korea's nuclear test last week.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un maintained that Wednesday's test was of a hydrogen bomb and said it was a self-defensive step against a U.S. threat of nuclear war.
North Korea's fourth nuclear test angered both China, its main ally, and the United States, although the U.S. government and weapons experts doubt the North's claim that the device was a hydrogen bomb.
The massive B-52, based in Guam and capable of carrying nuclear weapons, could be seen in a low flight over Osan Air Base at around noon (0300 GMT). It was flanked by two fighter planes, a U.S. F-16 and a South Korean F-15, before returning to Guam, the U.S. military said in a statement.
Osan is south of Seoul and 77 km (48 miles) from the Demilitarised Zone that separates the two Koreas. The flight was "in response to recent provocative action by North Korea", the U.S. military said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/northkorea-nuclear-idUSKCN0UO01I20160110
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