Amid raging tension in the Korean peninsula, the US is moving some of its key military assets, including a warship and a sea-based radar platform, closer to the North Korean coast to monitor Pyongyang's military moves.
The decision to move destroyer USS John S McCain, and the oil rig-like SBX-1 are the first of what may be other naval deployments, according to the CNN.
"I would urge everyone to disconnect this ship deployment from recent military exercises in South Korea. We have regular ship movements in the Asia Pacific region and we use our ship movements for any number of purposes. So I'd be very careful about connecting this to recent tensions on the Korean Peninsula," Pentagon Press Secretary George Little told CNN.
The decision to move destroyer USS John S McCain, and the oil rig-like SBX-1 are the first of what may be other naval deployments, according to the CNN.
"I would urge everyone to disconnect this ship deployment from recent military exercises in South Korea. We have regular ship movements in the Asia Pacific region and we use our ship movements for any number of purposes. So I'd be very careful about connecting this to recent tensions on the Korean Peninsula," Pentagon Press Secretary George Little told CNN.
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