美國戰機飛往韓國
Four U.S. fighter jets flew across South Korea Wednesday in the latest show of force against North Korea for its recent tests of nuclear and ballistic missile weapons programs.
The F-22 stealth planes, which are capable of avoiding radar, landed at Osan Air Base near Seoul hours after taking off from their home base on Japan's Okinawa island.
"This mission demonstrates the strength of the alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea, and the resolve of both nations to maintain stability on the Korean Peninsula," said Lieutenant General Terrence O'Shaughnessy, the commander of the joint U.S.-Korea air forces.
Wednesday's mission took place 10 days after Pyongyang launched a long-range rocket and placed what it called an "Earth observation satellite" into orbit. The launch was condemned by the international community as a violation of United Nations sanctions against the regime for previous long-range ballistic missile tests4架美國戰機星期三飛越韓國領空，再次向朝鮮展示武力。朝鮮最近進行了核試驗和彈道導彈試射。
這些能夠躲避雷達的F22隱形戰機從日本沖繩島空軍基地起飛，數小時後降落在首爾附近的烏山空軍基地。
美韓空軍聯合部隊指揮官歐肖內西中將說：“這次飛行使命展示了美韓聯盟的力量以及美韓兩國維持朝鮮半島穩定的決心。”
這次行動的10天前，平壤發射了一枚遠程火箭，將其所稱的一顆“地球觀測衛星”送入軌道。國際社會譴責平壤發射火箭違反了聯合國針對朝鮮先前進行的遠程彈道導彈試射實施的制裁。
