북 '핵억제' 꺼낸 날, 미 정찰기 4대 출격<br /><br />Even when the North Korean leader was calling to upgrade his regime's nuclear capabilities,... the U.S. was monitoring the North from the skies.<br />According to an aviation tracker,... the U.S. Forces Korea flew three RC-12X Guardrails an airborne collection platform of signals intelligence - on Saturday, the day the regime held its key party meeting.<br />Reports say it's the first time USFK has flown three spy planes at once over North Korea since reports of Kim Jong-un's poor health emerged last month.<br />On that same day, a U.S. Navy EP-3E Aries naval reconnaissance plane also flew over the border area.<br />Experts say the U.S. is intentionally making such flights to show it's keeping a close eye on the regime as Kim reemerges into the public eye.<br />