By Kyle Mizokami
North Korea today asserted its right to shoot down U.S. aircraft, even those outside of its airspace. The statement comes after repeated flights by American bombers near North Korean airspace in response to the country's nuclear weapons and missile tests. North Korea has a history of shooting down American aircraft, but could it shoot down U.S. planes today?
Speaking to reporters in New York, North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho was quoted in the Washington Post saying, "The whole world should clearly remember it was the U.S. who first declared war on our country," he said. "Since the United States declared war on our country, we will have every right to make countermeasures, including the right to shoot down United States strategic bombers even when they are not inside the airspace border of our country."
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