In a show of force amid continued missile tests in North Korea, the US is sending yet another aircraft carrier strike group to the Western Pacific.
The Kitsap Sun reported the USS Nimitz will depart on Thursday from the US, with expected visits in the Asia-Pacific, and several sources told Voice of America that the deployment was specifically targeted at North Korea.
“The USS Nimitz, one of the world’s largest warships, will join two other supercarriers, the USS Carl Vinson and the USS Ronald Reagan, in the western Pacific, the sources told VOA’s Steve Herman.”
The Ronald Reagan strike group is scheduled to carry out a joint drill with the Carl Vinson strike group, which has already been deployed to the Korean peninsula.
The news comes as China tightens border controls with North Korea in an apparent attempt to show the US they are getting tough on Pyongyang. Beijing has also been making appeals to open dialogue with North Korea, through the UN, as signals coming from Seoul show that South Korea’s newly elected president is also eager to deescalate tensions through talks with the North.
Alright, let’s nuke China and N Korea at the same time
Let’s use the Obama approach and wait til the DPRK/China missiles can reach US. Yep when the missiles are splashing down off D.C. With a stronger enemy it will be time to fight.
This is scary stuff. Bullies are never happy.
Another Strike Group should head to South China Sea along with the Japanese fleet – just in case.
Fools never learn. They just perpetuate.
We spent 8 years fighting in Vietnam and couldn’t win. And again in Adghanistan, in Iraq, in Syria,… Countries totally destroyed but fighting continues. What make you think we can take on China and North Korea? They have nukes, too. Don’t you think they can nuke us as we can nuke them?
Excellent!!!
We can all pray together and hope the world will not end!!!!
The crazy fool in the White House will make the decision, but SKorea and Japan would bear the brunt of the consequences. Got a bad feeling about this.
Nuke China and DPRK? Typical vitriolic rants from an idiot. Who was there when the Vietnamese commies couldn’t fight the USA? Your neighbor (former ruler) to the North provided troops, advisors, and equipment to your daddy Ho when he needed it.
Then your people refused to pay, thats why there was a border war with China.
At least the Chinese are loyal, which is more than anyone can say about the Nuc Mam (fish sauce) eaters to the south.
Learn your history smart guy. None of these red commies can be trusted. None!
David Stevens coward
Buddy Frank coward
Quang Nguyen Istanbul, Turkey!!! Good, you can go fight ISIS!!!
the only option they can have to resolve this long standin issue is nrmalcy through soft measures…otherwise chances are there for new cold war…