Tensions are cranking up on the Korean Peninsula after last week. Now the U.S. has made a clear show of deterrence by dispatching a B-52H bomber for drills over South Korea, culminating in a low-level flyby of Osan Air Base while surrounded by a a phalanx of fighters.

Video of the low-level flyby of Osan Air Base, located about 30 miles south of Seoul:

The B-52H, which is currently forward deployed from Minot AFB in North Dakota to as part of a standing bomber rotation to the Pacific outpost, flew alongside USAF F-16CMs and

Andersen AFB is located on the island of Guam, about two thirds of the way between Hawaii and…

The B-52H, although its , remains the backbone of America’s airborne nuclear deterrent. The mission was deemed a show of force aimed at North Korea by both parties involved.

The B-52 has only been able to carry smart weapons on its external pylons, with its internal…

Just after the flight concluded, Lt. Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy and his South Korean counterpart held a press conference on the Osan Air Base flight-line, and the message could not have been any more clear:

“The United States remains steadfast in its commitment to the defense of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and to maintaining stability on the Korean Peninsula, to include extended deterrence provided by our conventional forces and our nuclear umbrella.”

Here is video from the conference:

A similar show of force was executed in 2013 following North Korea’s third nuclear test. That time a Obviously the psychological warfare tactic plays off North Korea’s extreme paranoia when it comes to

America has close to 30,000 military personnel deployed to the Korean Peninsula, still holding the…

North Korea’s state news agencies have in regards to the country’s recent nuclear tests:

“The DPRK’s H-bomb test ... is a self-defensive step for reliably defending the peace on the Korean Peninsula and the regional security from the danger of nuclear war caused by the U.S.-led imperialists.”

The supposed hydrogen bomb test that he continues to claim occurred remains almost certainly a lie. At the very best, the atomic device used was enhanced with tritium to elevate its output, nothing more. Most estimates still figure the yield was relatively tiny, even in comparison to the weapons used at the end of World War II.

Meanwhile, along the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea has restarted its loudspeaker broadcasts into North Korea as a response to the North’s nuclear test. Last time these broadcasts occurred, fire was exchanged between North and South Korea,

After three weeks of tit for tat action and reaction, a mega-dose of saber rattling, a North Korean

Now, both sides are said to be on amassing weaponry along the border, with some of South Korea’s DMZ units, particularly those where loudspeaker operations are commencing, put on the highest alert possible.

All this action comes as North Korea has announced that it will execute a Workers’ Party Convention in May, the first since 1980. With this in mind, we should expect more provocative actions form the North leading up to this event, not less.

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