seoul u.s. b-1b bomber wednesday join large-scale u.s.-south korean military exercise north korea denounce push peninsula brink nuclear war tension mount north unite state bomber fly pacific u.s.-administered territory guam join u.s. f-22 f-35 stealth fighters annual exercise run friday drill come week north korea say test advance intercontinental ballistic missile capable reach unite state part weapons program conduct defiance international sanction condemnation ask bomber flight china foreign ministry spokesman geng shuang tell regular news brief beijing hope relevant party maintain restraint anything add tensions korean peninsula north korea regularly threaten destroy south korea unite state japan official kcna state news agency say weekend u.s. president donald trump administration beg nuclear war stag drill also label trump threaten destroy north korea unite state threaten insane kcna say tuesday exercise bomber take part simulate all-out war include drill strike state leadership nuclear ballistic rocket base air field naval base major object ... u.s. republican senator lindsey graham sunday urge pentagon start move u.s. military dependants spouses children south korea say conflict north korea get close u.s.-south korea drill coincide rare visit isolate north u.n. political affairs chief jeffrey feltman north korean vice foreign minister pak myong guk meet feltman wednesday north korean capital pyongyang discuss bilateral cooperation issue mutual interest kcna say feltman former senior u.s. state department official highest-level u.n. official visit north korea since 2012. state department say tuesday carry message washington south korean president moon jae-in visit china next wednesday summit counterpart xi jinping seoul presidential blue house say north korea increase nuclear missile capability would top agenda say military exercise call vigilant ace design enhance joint readiness operational capability u.s. extend deterrence south korea joint chiefs staff say statement north korea vehemently criticize drill since weekend say exercise precipitate u.s. south korean self-destruction china russia propose unite state south korea stop major military exercise exchange north korea halt weapons program china north korea lone major ally fear widespread instability border russia also communication channel open north korea ready exert influence ria news agency quote russian deputy foreign minister igor morgulov say tuesday north korea test dozens ballistic missiles two fly japan conduct sixth large nuclear bomb test september say weapons program necessary defense u.s. plan invade unite state 28,500 troop station south korea legacy 1950-53 korean war deny intention b-1b bomber join u.s.-south korea drill tensions escalate