Air Force Bombers, Fighter Jets Fly Off N. Korea's Coast; Aircraft Was Farthest North Of DMZ This Century

The U.S. has again sent warplanes close to North Korea in a show of force, says the Pentagon.

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from Guam, escorted by U.S. F-15Cs from Okinawa, Japan, flew on Saturday in international airspace over waters east of North Korea, said a Pentagon spokeswoman.

This was "the farthest north of the Demilitarized Zone any U.S. fighter or bomber aircraft have flown off North Korea's coast in the 21st century," the spokeswoman said.

"This mission is a...