Flightdeck crew prepare a reconnaissance plane for takeoff from the USS Ronald Reagan nuclear-powered aircraft carrier | Image: USS Ronald Reagan via Twitter (Sept. 22, 2022)
An American aircraft carrier armed to the teeth with billions of dollars worth of warplanes, helicopters and other high-tech weaponry sailed into Busan on Friday, in a show of military might designed to deter North Korean threats.
At over a thousand feet long, the USS Ronald Reagan is capable of waging war at a moment’s notice and is visiting the peninsula to participate in joint U.S.-ROK exercises, less than a week after the allies threatened an “overwhelming response” to any DPRK nuclear attack.
An American aircraft carrier armed to the teeth with billions of dollars worth of warplanes, helicopters and other high-tech weaponry sailed into Busan on Friday, in a show of military might designed to deter North Korean threats.
At over a thousand feet long, the USS Ronald Reagan is capable of waging war at a moment’s notice and is visiting the peninsula to participate in joint U.S.-ROK exercises, less than a week after the allies threatened an “overwhelming response” to any DPRK nuclear attack.
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Ethan Jewell is a Seoul-based correspondent for NK News focused on sanctions, trade and maritime issues. He previously worked as an investigations and intelligence specialist for Pinkerton Comprehensive Risk Management and as a research intern for the Brookings Institution's Center for East Asia Policy Studies. Follow Ethan on Twitter @EthanJewell