US sends most advanced guided-missile destroyer to East Asia
(Baonghean.vn) - On May 22, USS Milius, one of the most advanced guided-missile destroyers of the US Navy, arrived at Yokosuka Naval Base (Japan), headquarters of the US 7th Fleet, to strengthen defense capabilities against any ballistic missile attack by North Korea or any country in East Asia.
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| Destroyer USS Milius. Photo: Stars and stripes |
The move comes three weeks before an unprecedented summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore.
The show of force is seen as a reminder of the military pressure that can be brought to bear on North Korea, as Washington seeks to pressure Pyongyang into abandoning its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs. The US Navy said the Milius would “support security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region”.
The deployment of the Milius destroyer to Japan has been delayed for nearly a year, as it undergoes upgrades to equip it with the Aegis air defense system, which improves its ability to detect and shoot down missiles.
Equipped with missiles capable of shooting down nuclear warheads in the air, the Milius will be part of a naval destroyer force that will help the US defend against any long-range ballistic missile attacks by North Korea.
Previously, President Donald Trump declared that if the two sides do not reach a denuclearization agreement at the upcoming US-North Korea summit, leader Kim Jong-un's leadership will be "eliminated"./.
