Following N. Korea missile tests, US sends aircraft carrier on visit

Robert Besser
22 Sep 2022, 11:32 GMT+10

A U.S. aircraft carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan, will visit South Korea for the first time in some four years to take part in joint drills
This is part of efforts to deploy U.S. nuclear-capable "strategic assets" to deter North Korean military aggression
In a statement, the South Korean Navy said the USS Ronald Reagan will arrive at a naval base in the southern port city of Busan later this week

SEOUL, South Korea: A U.S. aircraft carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan, will visit South Korea for the first time in some four years to take part in joint drills, as part of efforts to deploy U.S. nuclear-capable "strategic assets" to deter North Korean military aggression.

In a statement, the South Korean Navy said the USS Ronald Reagan will arrive at a naval base in the southern port city of Busan later this week.

"By conducting combined drills, the Navies of the two countries plan to strengthen their military readiness and demonstrate the firm resolve of the South Korea-US alliance for peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula," the statement said.

Previous U.S. military deployments and joint drills with South Korea that aim to rehearse for war have been denounced by North Korea.

Due to diplomatic efforts to engage with North Korea, in 2018 Seoul and Washington scaled back many of their joint military activities, which were further curtailed until this year by the COVID-19 pandemic.

To warn North Korea, which recently conducted a record number of missile tests, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol resumed many joint exercises and other displays of military activities.

Last week, the U.S. and South Korea denounced North Korea's first- use nuclear doctrine unveiled this month, describing it as "escalatory and destabilizing."

Washington also pledged to continue deploying strategic assets to deter and respond to Pyongyang's threats.

Watch latest videos

News RELEASES

Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Paris Guardian.

More Information

7 ℃

Light Rain in Paris/Orly

International

Section

Michigan man sentenced to prison term for keeping dead wife in freezer

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan: This week, a judge sentenced a Michigan man who kept his dead wife's body in a freezer ...

US CDC says life expectancy for newborns in 2022 gained a year

ATLANTA, Georgia: After two consecutive years of declines mainly caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, babies born in the U.S. in ...

Three more Israeli troops die in Gaza conflict, death toll hits 400

The number of soldiers in the Israeli army killed in the current Israel-Hamas war has topped 400. Three hundred and ...

Detention extended by Russian court of WSJ's US reporter

MOSCOW, Russia: A Russian court has extended the detention of Evan Gershkovich, a U.S. reporter for the Wall Street Journal, ...

Casualties mount again in Gaza as bombardments gather pace

Israel intensified its deadly bombardment of the Gaza Strip Saturday as renewed fighting with Hamas entered a second day following ...

Nikki Haley's 2024 Republican presidential bid endorsed by Koch Group

ARLINGTON, Virginia: This week, the conservative U.S. political network Americans for Prosperity Action (AFP Action), led by billionaire Charles Koch, ...