U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea after North Korea test-fired missiles
The Hindu
U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as a show of force amid North Korean missile tests.
U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Sunday (March 3, 2025) in a show of force, days after North Korea test-launched cruise missiles to demonstrate its counterattack capabilities.
The arrival of the USS Carl Vinson and its strike group at the South Korean port of Busan was meant to display a solid U.S.-South Korean military alliance in the face of persistent North Korean threats, and boost interoperability of the allies’ combined assets, the South Korean navy said in a statement.
It said it was the first U.S. aircraft carrier to travel to South Korea since June.
The deployment of the carrier is expected to infuriate North Korea, which views temporary deployments of such powerful U.S. military assets as major security threats. North Korea has responded to some of the past deployments of U.S. aircraft carriers, long-range bombers and nuclear-powered submarines with missile tests.
Since his January 20 inauguration, U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will reach out to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again to revive diplomacy. North Korea hasn’t directly responded to Mr. Trump’s overture but alleged U.S.-led hostilities against North Korea have intensified since Mr. Trump’s inauguration.
North Korea said Friday (February 28, 2025) it test-fired strategic cruise missiles earlier last week to inform its adversaries of its military’s counterattack capability and the readiness of its nuclear operations. After watching the launches, the North’s fourth missile testing event this year, Kim said the military must be fully ready to use its nuclear weapons
Experts say Mr. Kim won’t likely accept Mr. Trump’s overture anytime soon as he is now focusing on his support of Russia’s war against Ukraine with provision of weapons and troops. They say Mr. Kim could consider resuming diplomacy with Mr. Trump when he thinks he cannot maintain his country's current booming cooperation with Russia
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