We're learning that the United States reportedly conducted a mission over the East Sea last week - flying two of its B-52 strategic bombers.<br />While experts say the mission might have been a warning to North Korea,... there are also speculations that it could have been aimed at keeping China and Russia in line.<br />Kim Hyo-sun reports.<br />Two American B-52 strategic bombers flew over the East Sea last week,... conducting a mission, which looked like a warning to North Korea,... following the regime's latest barrage of hostile rhetoric toward Washington.<br />According to aviation tracker, Aircraft Spots,... two B-52H bombers,... which took off from a U.S. Air Base in Guam,... conducted a mission in the East Sea and possibly the South China Sea last Friday.<br />It added three aerial tankers supported the mission.<br />While the planes have not been spotted near the Korean Peninsula lately as the North has been engaged in denuclearization talks,... the latest flight comes as the regime test-fired a new submarine-launched ballistic missile in early October.<br />The North has also blamed Washington for failing to come up with a renewed proposal,... following the breakdown of their recent working-level talks in Stockholm.<br />Pundits say the mission could also be a warning to China and Russia,... as their aircraft entered South Korea's air defense identification zone in July and warplanes from Moscow even intruded earlier this month.<br />The B-52 is a representative strategic asset of the U.S.,... along with intercontinental ballistic missiles and ballistic missile submarines.<br />It's a long-distance bomber capable of carrying 31-ton bombs on runs of almost six-and-a-half thousand kilometers.<br />Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News.<br />
