«The number one threat in the region continues to be North Korea… «
The U. S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) and her Carrier Strike Group One (CSG-1) have been redeployed northwards from the South China Sea to patrol the Sea of Japan (or the East Sea) off the eastern coast of the Korean peninsula.
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The United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) based in Hawaii said CVN-70 was being sent to waters off North Korea «to maintain readiness» as Kim Jong Un’s regime prepares to explode another nuclear weapon. The carrier is escorted by two Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers belonging to Destroyer Squadron 1.
The erratic communist nation will also celebrate important national anniversaries over the next two weeks, which should see it launch more ballistic missiles to drive home the message it can deal with any attack by the U. S. similar to the cruise missile strike it launched against Syria on April 7.
North Korea on April 15 will celebrate the 105th birthday of its founding president, Kim Il Sung, the man who ignited the Korean War on June 25, 1950. It will mark the 85th anniversary of the creation of the Korean People’s Army on April 25.
