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North warns of 'rapid first strike' as U.S. carrier arrives in Busan

North Korea threatened to stage the "most powerful and rapid first strike" against U.S. strategic assets Friday following the arrival of an American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the Korean Peninsula.

2023-10-13

The Reagan arrives

The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), a nuclear-powered supercarrier, arrives at a dock in Busan. Carrier Strike Group arrived in Busan after a trilateral exercise alongside the Korean and Japanese navy earlier this week southeast of Jeju.

2023-10-12

[THINK ENGLISH] 북 미사일 발사로 미 핵항모 동해로 회항

The USS Ronald Reagan is turning around and coming back to the East Sea to respond to North Korea's launch of an intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) over Japan on Tuesday, according to the South Korean military on Wednesday.

2022-10-11

North fires 2 SRBMs Sunday, 7th volley in 2 weeks

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) into the East Sea in the early hours Sunday, according to military authorities in South Korea.

2022-10-09

North fires two more missiles as world tries to react

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea Thursday morning, soon after a U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier returned to the area and the United Nations Security Council convened a meeting to discuss the situation.

2022-10-06

USS Ronald Reagan does U-turn after North's missile

The USS Ronald Reagan is turning around and coming back to the East Sea to respond to North Korea's launch of an intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) over Japan on Tuesday, according to the South Korean military on Wednesday.

2022-10-05

USS Ronald Reagan in S. Korean waters for routine exercise: Pentagon

South Korea and the United States are undertaking a joint naval exercise that is aimed at improving their interoperability and joint defense capabilities, a Pentagon spokesperson said Tuesday.

2022-09-28

First joint Korea-U.S. naval exercise in five years begins

South Korea and the United States began their first combined naval exercise in five years on Monday, a day after North Korea conducted a ballistic missile launch.

2022-09-26

USS Ronald Reagan arrives in Korea

An imposing U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Friday for its first combined drills with the South Korean Navy near the peninsula in five years, as the allies are striving to reinforce deterrence against evolving North Korean military...

2022-09-23

USS Ronald Reagan could be joined by nuclear submarine

A U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier will visit the peninsula later this week for combined drills with the South Korean Navy, the first in nearly five years and a warning to Pyongyang.

2022-09-20