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U.S. Flies B-52 Over South Korea After North's Nuclear Test
- Show of force follows resumption of proganda broadcast at DMZ
- Kim regime says broadcasts pushing sides 'toward brink of war'
A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber flies over Osan Air Base on Jan 10.
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The U.S. flew a B-52 long-range bomber over South Korea in a show of force after North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test.
The low-level flight in Osan, south of Seoul, follows South Korea’s decision to resume propaganda broadcasts across the demilitarized zone in retaliation to Kim Jong Un’s bomb test Wednesday. The broadcasts risk pushing the two sides “toward the brink of war,” Yonhap reported Saturday, citing North Korean Workers’ Party Secretary Kim Ki Nam as saying at a rally in Pyongyang.