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B-1B
![US B-1B Bombers Conduct Indo-Pacific Activities US B-1B Bombers Conduct Indo-Pacific Activities](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-09_16-25-55.jpg)
US B-1B Bombers Conduct Indo-Pacific Activities
By Ankit Panda
American B-1Bs conducted flights through the East and South China Seas in recent weeks.
![Only 6 of 61 US Air Force B-1B Strategic Bombers Are Fully Combat-Ready Only 6 of 61 US Air Force B-1B Strategic Bombers Are Fully Combat-Ready](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-10_20-54-51.jpg)
Only 6 of 61 US Air Force B-1B Strategic Bombers Are Fully Combat-Ready
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Merely six of the U.S. Air Force’s 61 B-1B bombers are fully mission-capable, according to a senior military officer.
![Would North Korea Shoot Down a US B-1B Bomber? Yes. Could It? Would North Korea Shoot Down a US B-1B Bomber? Yes. Could It?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-170923-f-ua699-1006.jpg)
Would North Korea Shoot Down a US B-1B Bomber? Yes. Could It?
By Ankit Panda
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho lays out a clear preemptive threat: fly near us and we'll shoot.
![Be Honest About the B-21: When Strategic Bombing Works and When It Doesn't Be Honest About the B-21: When Strategic Bombing Works and When It Doesn't](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-6035687322419200.jpg)
Be Honest About the B-21: When Strategic Bombing Works and When It Doesn't
By Robert Farley
Supporting the B-21 Raider means looking back critically at previous strategic bombing failures.
![US Air Force Deployed Supersonic Strategic Bombers to South China Sea US Air Force Deployed Supersonic Strategic Bombers to South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-170608-f-zz999-0017.jpg)
US Air Force Deployed Supersonic Strategic Bombers to South China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Two U.S. Air Force bombers conducted training flights over the disputed waters last week.
![US Air Force Rotates Supersonic Strategic Bombers in the Asia-Pacific US Air Force Rotates Supersonic Strategic Bombers in the Asia-Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-10_20-54-51.jpg)
US Air Force Rotates Supersonic Strategic Bombers in the Asia-Pacific
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The United States continues its forward deployment of B-1B Lancer heavy strategic bombers on Guam.
![Nuclear Bombers in an A2/AD World Nuclear Bombers in an A2/AD World](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2013-12-20_23-14-51.jpg)
Nuclear Bombers in an A2/AD World
By Zachary Keck
Anti-access/area-denial capabilities will not impact the nuclear mission of America’s bomber fleet.
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