SEOUL - The United States is deploying a squadron of stealth fighters to South Korea, a US military spokesman said on Wednesday, amid speculation that North Korea may be ready to test a second nuclear device. The United States is sending about 15 to 20 of its F-117A Nighthawk fighters to South Korea, the spokesman for US Forces Korea said. “This is a routine deployment,” said Kim Yong-kyu. “It is a regular operational matter."The US military has sent the radar-evading fighters regularly to South Korea for stays of a few months over the past few years. North Korea has criticised previous deployments as preparations for invasion and nuclear war. About 250 to 300 airmen were sent to South Korea for previous deployments.
“This precision-strike aircraft penetrates high-threat airspace and uses laser-guided weapons against critical targets,” the US Air Force said in a Web posting.
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