The United States says that North Korea may be only months away from being able to strike the US mainland with a nuclear-tipped ballistic missile, while Pyongyang says Washington is considering a pre-emptive strike against it.
US bombers and fighter escorts fly off the coast of North Korea in a show of force against its nuclear weapons program, escalating already sky-high tensions.
The United States says that North Korea may be only months away from being able to strike the US mainland with a nuclear-tipped ballistic missile, while Pyongyang says Washington is considering a pre-emptive strike against it.
US bombers and fighter escorts fly off the coast of North Korea in a show of force against its nuclear weapons program, escalating already sky-high tensions.