US to send aircraft carrier to Korean Peninsula next month

The US is planning to send an aircraft carrier to waters near the Korean Peninsula next month to participate in a joint exercise with the South Korean Navy, Yonhap news agency reported on September 18, citing a source from the South Korean Defense Ministry.

US aircraft carrier. (Source: scout.com)

The US is planning to send an aircraft carrier to waters near the Korean Peninsula next month to participate in a joint exercise with the South Korean Navy, Yonhap news agency reported on September 18, citing a source from the South Korean Defense Ministry.

In a report to Congress, the ministry said the two countries will conduct exercises in October 2017 with the participation of a US aircraft carrier strike group, but did not disclose the name of the ship.

In addition, South Korea and the United States will also conduct a joint missile warning exercise with Japan later this month and early next month.

This is part of the content of a report to lawmakers on the South Korean military's response to North Korea's most recent launch of a medium-range ballistic missile on September 15./.

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