US flies bomber as part of joint drills with South Korea and Japan

US air force B-1B bombers, F-16 fighter jets, South Korean Air Force F-15K fighter jets and Japanese Air Force F-2 fighter jets fly over South Korea’s southern island of Jeju (South Korea defence ministry via AP)

The United States has flown a long-range bomber as part of joint drills with South Korea and Japan in a show of force against North Korea.

The move comes days after the North performed its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test in five months.