US conducts live-fire bombing runs in a message to North Korea

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LIVE FIRE AND FURY: Fighter jets and bombers from the U.S., Japan and South Korea roared over the Korean Peninsula and Japan today, dropped bombs onto a training range and practiced flying in formation in response to North Korea’s most recent missile test.

The display comes after Pyongyang fired a Hwasong-12 intermediate range ballistic missile over Japan on Friday. The missile flew 2,300 miles, putting Guam in range if pointed in that direction.

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