PHOTO: North Korea said US planes had conducted "a nuclear bomb-dropping drill". (Reuters: Cedric H.Rudisill/USAF/Handout, file)
North Korea is accusing the United States of pushing the Korean peninsula to the brink of nuclear war after a pair of strategic US bombers flew over the area in a training drill with the South Korean air force.
The two supersonic B-1B Lancer bombers were deployed amid rising tensions over North Korea's dogged pursuit of its nuclear and missile programs in defiance of United Nations sanctions and pressure from the United States.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 2, 2017
B-1B Bombers Fly Training Missions Near Korean Peninsula -- DoD Buzz
North Korea charges U.S. with secretly deploying supersonic bomber -- UPI
North Korea says U.S. bomber flights push peninsula to brink of nuclear war -- Reuters
N. Korea vows to develop nuclear program at full speed in reaction to Trump policy -- Yonhap News Asia
North Korea’s SLBM Program Poised to Accelerate? -- 38 North
CIA Chief in South Korea for Talks on Nuclear Threat Posed by North -- VOA
THAAD missile defense system initially capable in South Korea: sources -- Reuters
China demands THAAD deployment to South Korea be stopped immediately -- TASS
Japan helicopter carrier conducts operation to protect US ships -- Nikkei Asian Review
As North Korea tensions rise, residents near U.S. military bases in Japan face fresh fears -- AP
Trump: US troops in Korea 'not safe' from North's threat -- Washington Examiner
Philippines: Duterte welcomes Chinese navy ship visit to Davao -- Al Jazeera
Duterte: Philippines Military Could Team up With China for Naval Exercises -- Newsweek
Russian-Built AWACS-Type Aircraft to Detect New Generation Targets - Shoigu -- Sputnik
Why Russia's Tunguska Missile-and-Gun System is Second to None -- Sputnik
Russia Claims Hypersonic Missile Test -- Sergey Sukhankin. Jamestown Foundation
Putin Is Using Spy Tactics To Split NATO From The Inside -- Buzz Feed
Australian Defence Force to begin releasing Syria, Iraq airstrike targets in fortnightly reports -- ABC News Online
Eight dead in military plane crash in Colombia -- DW
Canada’s defence minister Harjit Sajjan urged to resign for inflating military record -- South China Morning Post
German defense minister blames 'weak leadership" for recent army scandals -- DW
NATO Chief Says Alliance Could Increase Troops In Afghanistan In Face Of Intensifying Insurgency -- RFE
Boeing Plots Full-Scale Assault on Lockheed Martin's F-35 -- Motley Fool
Department of Defense awards contract for 240 F-35 Lightning II planes -- UPI
Lockheed Martin receives contract for Apache helicopter upgrades -- UPI
US Air Force to conduct another missile test as North Korea tensions rise, officials say -- FOX News
Army Special Ops' Little Bird helo here to stay until future vertical lift -- Defense News
The Marines Corps' Next Combat Boot May Specialize in Jungle Warfare -- Military.com
US military sexual assaults down, reporting of incidents up, survey finds -- ABC News
There were 14,900 sex assaults in the US military last year, new Pentagon data show -- Military Times
Report: Troops complained about nude photo sharing last year -- AP
Military academy athletes must serve before going pro -- CNN
Air Force Releases Causes Of Recent B-52 And U-2 Crashes -- The Drive
Far too dangerous: Why Russians weren't invited to hack the U.S. Air Force -- Nikolai Shevchenko, RBTH
“It's Like Fighting Mr. Invisible”: How I Went to War Against Stealth F-22 Raptors and F-35s (And Lost Badly) -- Dave Majumdar, National Interest
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