{"id":13729,"date":"2022-04-12T20:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T12:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=13729"},"modified":"2022-04-12T20:20:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T12:20:01","slug":"u-s-aircraft-carrier-deploys-off-korean-peninsula-amid-tensions-with-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=13729","title":{"rendered":"U.S. aircraft carrier deploys off Korean peninsula amid tensions with North"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON, April 12<\/strong> — The USS Abraham Lincoln strike group is operating in waters off the Korean peninsula, a US official said, after South Korean media reported that the ships were deployed amid tensions over North Korea\u2019s missile tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The official said the group is in the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, for exercises with Japanese forces to reassure allies and partners in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The move comes as US officials are increasingly concerned that North Korea could carry out an underground nuclear test in the coming days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the first time since 2017 that a carrier group has deployed to the waters between South Korea and Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That year the USS Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt, and Nimitz, and their multi-ship strike groups, deployed in a show of force over North Korea\u2019s missile and nuclear weapons tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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South Korea\u2019s Yonhap news agency cited unnamed informed sources who said the USS Abraham Lincoln would be operating in the area for three to five days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responding to South Korean media reports yesterday, a spokesman for US Forces Korea (USFK) said they would not comment on planned or ongoing drills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advisers to South Korea\u2019s president-elect sought redeployment of US strategic assets, such as aircraft carriers, nuclear bombers and submarines, to the Korean peninsula during talks held on a visit to Washington last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Korea\u2019s defense ministry said it is aware that the carrier group is in international waters but declined to comment on the reports because it is a US military asset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Korea has previously criticized US military drills as a rehearsal for war and said they increase tensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NMT<\/a> as reported by Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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