The Koren Peninsula is heating up, and the U.S. is responding.
Watch below:
.@USNavy carrier strike force heading to Korean Peninsula. pic.twitter.com/xYXUWIeMIy
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 9, 2017
From Reuters:
A U.S. Navy strike group will be moving toward the western Pacific Ocean near the Korean peninsula as a show of force, a U.S. official told Reuters on Saturday, as concerns grow about North Korea’s advancing weapons program.
Earlier this month North Korea tested a liquid-fueled Scud missile which only traveled a fraction of its range.
The strike group, called Carl Vinson, includes an aircraft carrier and will make its way from Singapore toward the Korean peninsula, according to the official, who was not authorized to speak to the media and requested anonymity.
“We feel the increased presence is necessary,” the official said, citing North Korea’s worrisome behavior.
The news was first reported by Reuters.
In a statement late Saturday, the U.S. Navy’s Third Fleet said the strike group had been directed to sail north, but it did not specify the destination. The military vessels will operate in the Western Pacific rather than making previously planned port visits to Australia, it added.
This is obviously meant to show Kim Jong-Un we mean business. Unfortunately, unless he backs down, there’s little we can do to keep him from striking South Korea and causing a lot of casualties and a lot of damage.
Trump has said he will lean on China to get North Korea to do what we want, but the recent assassination of Kim Jong-Un’s half-brother under China’s nose shows that the Norks are resisting the leash that the world believes they’re on…
All bad news. Hopefully Trump is getting some good advice on this, and listening to it.
Here’s more from CNN: