Saturday, November 11, 2017

U.S. And South Korea Start War Game Exercises Off The Korean Coast

The USS Ronald Reagan, USS Nimitz and USS Theodore Roosevelt will conduct 'coordinated operations (stock image)

Daily Mail: US and South Korean start WAR GAMES off of peninsula's eastern coast 'in clear warning' to North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un

* The four-day operation launched on Saturday set in South Korea's eastern coast
* The joint drills come as President Donald Trump continues his Asian tour
* USS Ronald Reagan, the Theodore Roosevelt and the Nimitz will join mock battle
* The exercises will also involve 11 U.S. Aegis ships and seven South Korean naval vessels
* North Korea has tested intercontinental ballistic missiles that could reach the U.S. mainland over recent months

The United States and South Korea on Saturday started joint naval exercises that will involve three U.S. aircraft carriers in what military officials describe as a clear warning to North Korea.

The four-day drills that began in waters off South Korea's eastern coast come as President Donald Trump continues a visit to Asia that has been dominated by discussions over the North Korean nuclear threat.

The battle groups of the USS Ronald Reagan, the Theodore Roosevelt and the Nimitz will successively enter the exercise area during the drills that run until Tuesday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

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More News On The U.S. And South Korea Starting War Game Exercises Off The Korean Coast

3 US flattops to converge off Korean coast, first in 40 years -- Asahi Shimbun
Three US carriers lead naval drill aimed at N. Korea -- AFP
US, S. Korea Start Drills In Show Of Force Against N. Korea -- CBS
US and South Korea launch naval drills in 'warning' to North Korea -- NEWS.com.au
World’s largest aircraft carriers arrive on Kim Jong-un’s doorstep in US show of force against North Korean despot -- The SUN
US, S. Korea joint exercise in Sea of Japan gets underway -- Kyodo News
US-S Korea launch major war drills as N Korea looks on -- Al Jazeera
US, South Korea send clear warning to North Korea, begin 4-day naval drill -- International Business Times,

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