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U.S. deploying B-2 bombers to Asia-Pacific

Xinhua, March 10, 2016 Adjust font size:

U.S. Strategic Command announced on Wednesday the U.S. military had deployed three B-2 bombers on a training mission to the Asia-Pacific region on Tuesday.

The B-2s would "integrate and conduct training with ally and partner air forces," said a press release by U.S. Strategic Command.

U.S. Strategic Command is responsible for U.S. nuclear forces. B-2 bombers are capable of launching nuclear as well as conventional weapons.

"These flights ensure we remain ready to deter strategic attack, now and into the future," said the release.

The command left unanswered from where and for how long the bombers would be in operation.

The U.S. move came amid growing tensions on the Korean Peninsula after the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s latest nuclear test and long-range rocket launch. China and Russia have called for restraint.

On March 2, the UN Security Council unanimously approved new tougher sanctions on Pyongyang, including a ban on all cargo heading to and from the DPRK and its exports of coal and mineral resources. Council members also called for an early resumption of the Six-Party Talks. Endi