<p>Seoul<strong>:</strong> North Korea criticised the United States for deploying a B-1B strategic bomber in a recent joint military drill with South Korea, describing the move as an "open threat" to Pyongyang's security, state media <em>KCNA</em> reported on Thursday.</p><p>In a statement carried by <em>KCNA</em>, a spokesperson for the country's defence ministry said the deployment of US strategic bombers in the region had become a routine military practice, while calling it "reckless bluffing."</p><p>The B-1B was deployed in a joint military drill between South Korea and the US held on Tuesday along with fighter jets, according to Seoul's defence ministry.</p>.Failed North Korean assassin, dies as a pastor in South Korea. <p>Defence ministry spokesman Jeon Ha-kyu rejected North Korea's criticism and said in a briefing that the military activities were defensive in nature.</p><p>B-1B bombers have been featured in joint military exercises in recent years which North Korea has long denounced as a rehearsal for war against it while Seoul has portrayed the exercises as purely defensive.</p><p>"The recent military move of the US and the ROK is an open threat to the security of our state," the <em>KCNA</em> statement said, referring to South Korea's official name, the Republic of Korea.</p><p>The air forces of South Korea and the US will also kick off a two-week joint exercise known as "Freedom Flag" on Thursday, the defence ministry said, with fifth-generation stealth fighter jets deployed to take on the role of a mock enemy in training.</p>
<p>Seoul<strong>:</strong> North Korea criticised the United States for deploying a B-1B strategic bomber in a recent joint military drill with South Korea, describing the move as an "open threat" to Pyongyang's security, state media <em>KCNA</em> reported on Thursday.</p><p>In a statement carried by <em>KCNA</em>, a spokesperson for the country's defence ministry said the deployment of US strategic bombers in the region had become a routine military practice, while calling it "reckless bluffing."</p><p>The B-1B was deployed in a joint military drill between South Korea and the US held on Tuesday along with fighter jets, according to Seoul's defence ministry.</p>.Failed North Korean assassin, dies as a pastor in South Korea. <p>Defence ministry spokesman Jeon Ha-kyu rejected North Korea's criticism and said in a briefing that the military activities were defensive in nature.</p><p>B-1B bombers have been featured in joint military exercises in recent years which North Korea has long denounced as a rehearsal for war against it while Seoul has portrayed the exercises as purely defensive.</p><p>"The recent military move of the US and the ROK is an open threat to the security of our state," the <em>KCNA</em> statement said, referring to South Korea's official name, the Republic of Korea.</p><p>The air forces of South Korea and the US will also kick off a two-week joint exercise known as "Freedom Flag" on Thursday, the defence ministry said, with fifth-generation stealth fighter jets deployed to take on the role of a mock enemy in training.</p>