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picindex · 03-04-2003, 05:23 PM

from ABC News.com:

March 4

? WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is sending 24 B-1 and B-52 bombers to the island of Guam in the western Pacific to deter any aggression by North Korea in case of a war in Iraq, defense officials said on Tuesday.

The U.S. officials said the move was a prudent measure to keep peace on the tense Korean peninsula, but said it was not prompted by the interception of a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance plane by four North Korean fighters in international air space on Sunday.

"These movements are not aggressive in nature," said Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman. "Deploying these additional forces is a prudent measure to bolster our defensive posture and as a deterrent."

Davis refused to provide any details on the weapons being moved from the United States, but other defense officials told Reuters privately that two dozen swing-wing B-1 jets and heavy eight-engine B-52s were being moved immediately to Guam under orders signed by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

03-04-2003, 05:23 PM
picindex Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,038	U.S. Orders 24 Bombers to Guam to Deter North Korea from ABC News.com: March 4 ? WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is sending 24 B-1 and B-52 bombers to the island of Guam in the western Pacific to deter any aggression by North Korea in case of a war in Iraq, defense officials said on Tuesday. The U.S. officials said the move was a prudent measure to keep peace on the tense Korean peninsula, but said it was not prompted by the interception of a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance plane by four North Korean fighters in international air space on Sunday. "These movements are not aggressive in nature," said Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman. "Deploying these additional forces is a prudent measure to bolster our defensive posture and as a deterrent." Davis refused to provide any details on the weapons being moved from the United States, but other defense officials told Reuters privately that two dozen swing-wing B-1 jets and heavy eight-engine B-52s were being moved immediately to Guam under orders signed by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. __________________ Good Content: