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US bombers fly in S. Korea after North’s 2nd ICBM test

People watch a TV news program showing an image of North Korea's latest test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 29, 2017. North Korea on Friday test-fired its second intercontinental ballistic missile, which flew longer and higher than the first according to its wary neighbors, leading analysts to conclude that a wide swath of the U.S., including Los Angeles and Chicago, is now within range of Pyongyang's weapons. The signs read "North Korea launched in the same way as last July 4." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) People watch a TV news program showing an image of North Korea's latest test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 29, 2017. North Korea on Friday test-fired its second intercontinental ballistic missile, which flew longer and higher than the first according to its wary neighbors, leading analysts to conclude that a wide swath of the U.S., including Los Angeles and Chicago, is now within range of Pyongyang's weapons. The signs read "North Korea launched in the same way as last July 4." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

By Associated Press July 29, 2017 1 min read

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – The United States has sent two supersonic bombers over the Korean Peninsula in a show of force against North Korea following the country’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile test.

The U.S. Pacific Air Forces says in a statement the B-1 bombers were escorted by South Korean fighter jets as they performed a low-pass over an air base in South Korea before returning to Guam.

It says the mission was a response to the consecutive ICBM tests by North Korea this month.

The United States often sends powerful warplanes in times of heightened animosities with North Korea.

Analysts say flight data from North Korea’s second ICBM test conducted Friday night showed that a broader part of the U.S. mainland is now in range of Pyongyang’s weapons.