April 13, 2017

"The situation on the Korean Peninsula has been turbulent for the past three months. With US President Donald Trump's Syria strike and US aircraft carrier's redirection to the waters near the peninsula, risks for an open war have reached new heights.

The US ordered the nuclear-powered USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group, which was supposed to be sailing from Singapore to Australia, to the Western Pacific Ocean last week for a show of force against Pyongyang's nuclear and missile provocations.

So far, the US has already deployed two aircraft carrier-led strike groups and two amphibious strike groups near the Korean Peninsula. These forces would be the first to attack if a real war breaks out."

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