South Korea says conducted joint drills with US B-1B strategic bomber

Earlier on Tuesday, North Korea`s state media said the B-1B bomber flew over South Korea to stage "a nuclear bomb dropping drill".

Seoul: South Korea said on Tuesday it had conducted a joint drill with a U.S. supersonic B-1B Lancer bomber after North Korea`s state media earlier accused the United States of staging a drill to practise dropping nuclear bombs on the Korean peninsula.

Moon Sang-gyun, a spokesman for the South Korean defence ministry, said the exercise took place on Monday but declined to give further details.

Earlier on Tuesday, North Korea`s state media said the B-1B bomber flew over South Korea to stage "a nuclear bomb dropping drill".

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