{"id":48896,"date":"2017-10-26T07:01:29","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T07:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=48896"},"modified":"2017-10-26T07:01:58","modified_gmt":"2017-10-26T07:01:58","slug":"us-sends-stealth-fighter-jets-into-north-korea-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/us-sends-stealth-fighter-jets-into-north-korea-crisis.html","title":{"rendered":"US sends stealth fighter jets into North Korea crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

US sends stealth fighter jets into North Korea crisis<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

US sends stealth fighter jets into North Korea crisis:- The display of military might means that there is a growing strike force assembling around the crisis zone, ready to attack the rogue state at any time.<\/span><\/p>\n

US officials will send twelve F-35s from a base in Utah, 200 airmen from the 34th Fighter Squadron, and 100 Air Force personnel.<\/span><\/p>\n

The military team will travel to Kadena Air Force Base on the Japanese island of Okinawa in November.<\/span><\/p>\n

A spokesman for the joint forces said that their deployment in the region will last for six months.<\/span><\/p>\n

And, it comes as Kim Jong-Un remains defiant about carrying out future nuclear tests despite angering the international community.<\/span><\/p>\n

The F-35As carry Block 3I software which make the fighter jets more agile and able to carry an array of missiles and bombs.<\/span><\/p>\n

A spokesman for the Airforce said: \u201cThis long-planned deployment is designed to demonstrate the continuing US commitment to stability and security in the region.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe expect the F-35A to fly a variety of missions while on this deployment to include ensuring access to global commons, global situational awareness, active defence and power projection to name a few.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Lieutenant Colonel Lori Hodge, a Pacific Command spokesperson, told The Daily Beast: “These deployments are routine and should not be viewed as aggressive in nature or in response to any specific situation in the region.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Last week, US and South Korean forces carried out a five day drill in Seoul that involved fighter jets, helicopters and 40 naval ships and submarines from the US and South Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n

North Korea’s official Rodong Sinmun newspaper said on Saturday that the latest naval drills have driven the crisis on the Korean Peninsula to a “touch-and-go situation” and accused the allies of “getting frantic with the move to start a nuclear war\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

The United States has been sending its forces to the region more frequently for patrols or drills amid increased efforts by North Korea to expand its nuclear weapons program.<\/span><\/p>\n

In recent months, North Korea has tested developmental intercontinental ballistic missiles that could potentially reach the U.S. mainland and conducted its most powerful nuclear test to date.<\/span><\/p>\n

It also flew two powerful new midrange missiles over Japan between threats to fire the same weapons toward Guam, a US Pacific territory and military hub.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/870901\/World-War-3-North-Korea-US-sends-fighter-F35A-jets-into-North-Korea-crisis-Kim-Jong-Un<\/span><\/p>\n

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