The Trump administration has been trying to clear the waters after sending out confusing messages concerning the whereabouts of the Vinson carrier group
The US super-carrier Carl Vinson will arrive in the Sea of Japan or East Sea in days, Vice-President Mike Pence said in Australia on Saturday amid high tensions with North Korea. The Trump administration has been trying to clear the waters after sending out confusing messages concerning the whereabouts of the. “Our expectation is that they will be in the Sea of Japan in position in a matter of days, before the end of this month, ” Pence told reporters in Sydney. “ [What] the regime in North Korea should make no mistake about, is that the United States has the resources, the personnel and the presence in this region of the world to see to our interests and to see to the security of those interests and our allies, ” Pence said. Tensions between the US and North Korea have soared in recent weeks following a drumbeat of missile tests and fears that Pyongyang may be readying a sixth nuclear test.
