NSA McMaster: ‘Prudent’ to send strike group to Korean Peninsula
White House national security adviser H. R. McMaster on Sunday characterized the decision to relocate a U. S. aircraft carrier strike group to the Sea of Japan as « prudent, » given North Korea’s « pattern of provocative behavior. «
« Well, it’s prudent to do it, isn’t it? » McMaster told Fox News’ Chris Wallace on « Fox News Sunday, » adding that « the president has asked to be prepared to give him a full range of options to remove that threat the American people and to our allies and partners in the region. «
On Saturday, Adm. Harry Harris, commander of U. S. Pacific Command, redirected the USS Carl Vinson strike group from Singapore to the Sea of Japan, due east of the Korean Peninsula.
