South Korean and US fighter jets in show of force to Kim Jong Un amid fears over North Korean nuclear test
Defense And Security,South Korea,United States,North Korea,Nuclear Tests
South Korea and the United States put on an aerial show of force to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday, flying 20 fighter jets over waters west of the Korean Peninsula in response to Pyongyang's recent missile tests.
The allies sent the jets -- South Korean F-35A, F-15K and FK-16 fighters and US F-16s -- over the Yellow Sea, known as the West Sea in South Korea, on Tuesday morning following North Korea's launch of eight short-range ballistic missiles on Sunday.
Fighter jets from the South Korean and US air forces fly over the Yellow Sea, or West Sea, on Tuesday morning.
"South Korea and the US have demonstrated their strong ability and will to strike quickly and accurately against any North Korean provocations by demonstrating their combined defense capabilities and posture through this combined air force demonstration flight," South Korea's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
The flights came amid renewed fears that Pyongyang is on the verge of carrying out a new nuclear weapons test.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Monday that North Korea may have opened an access way to its underground nuclear testing site.
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