WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is drawing attention to its use of Air Force B-52 bombers in a military exercise in South Korea.The bomber flights are meant to highlight the U.S.’s commitment to the defense of South Korea at a time of heightened tension with North Korea, which last month defied the international community by conducting a nuclear test. Earlier this month it threatened to launch a pre-emptive attack on the United States.
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