SEOUL: 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 KCNA reported on Thursday (Apr 17). In a statement carried by KCNA, 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". The B-1B was deployed in a