US & S.Korean Jets In Large 'Show Of Force' As White House Warns Kim Against Nuclear Test

So far this year alone has seen North Korea launch at least 18 rounds of missiles, which included its first intercontinental ballistic missile tests since 2017, in significant timing given also the world's attention has been focused on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

On Monday for the first time this year, the US and South Korea "answered" Pyongyang's latest Sunday launches of eight missiles by firing precisely eight missiles of their own. Sunday's launches were the biggest single-day testing event all year. On Tuesday US and South Korean forces have continued a 'show of force' by flying dozens of fighter jets over waters off the Korean Peninsula.