• South Korea and the United States flew 20 fighter planes over the waters.
• 20 F-35A, F-15K and FK-16 fighters, as well as US F-16s flew over the Yellow Sea.
• There are concerns that Pyongyang is preparing to conduct a new nuclear test.

Tuesday, in retaliation for Pyongyang’s latest missile launches, South Korea and the United States flew 20 fighter planes over the waters west of the Korean Peninsula in an aerial display of force directed at North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Following North Korea’s launch of eight short-range ballistic missiles on Sunday, the allies sent the jets—South Korean F-35A, F-15K and FK-16 fighters, as well as US F-16s—over the Yellow Sea, also known as the West Sea in South Korea, on Tuesday morning.

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