US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea

SGGP October 13, 2023 05:43

On October 12, the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan arrived in the South Korean port city of Busan in a show of force in response to nuclear threats.

According to Kyodo, the appearance of the Ronald Reagan ship took place when the US, South Korea and Japan held a joint exercise on October 9 and 10 in international waters southeast of South Korea's Jeju Island.

The five-day visit by the aircraft carrier and its escort ships is part of an agreement signed between Seoul and Washington in April to increase the regular presence of US partners in the waters, the South Korean Defense Ministry said.

The last time this aircraft carrier visited South Korea was in September 2022, in its first port visit in five years.

Another US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the Nimitz, also visited the port of Busan last March.

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/tau-san-bay-my-den-han-quoc-post709576.html