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applegrove

(118,501 posts) Sat Apr 8, 2017, 08:41 PM Apr 2017

US aircraft carrier returning to Korean Peninsula in response to recent

North Korean actions. CNN. Carrier strike group is a bigger show of force than normal and this comes a day after Trump meeting with head of China. Planned military carrier strike group exercises there were for March.

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US aircraft carrier returning to Korean Peninsula in response to recent (Original Post) applegrove Apr 2017 OP

The U.S. normally keeps a carrier group somewhere in the Western Pacific Lurks Often Apr 2017 #1

Pundits on CNN suggesting it may have something to do with applegrove Apr 2017 #2

Lurks Often

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1. The U.S. normally keeps a carrier group somewhere in the Western Pacific

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 08:55 PM

Apr 2017

Link: http://www.gonavy.jp/CVLocation.html

It is highly unlikely we would move against North Korea without at least a second carrier strike group.

I would expect to see at least one more carrier strike group, movement of B-2 & B-1 bombers to Guam & F-22 squadrons deployed to Guam and at least 1 more Army division (mechanized or armored) flown to South Korea if U.S. were to attack North Korea.

applegrove

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2. Pundits on CNN suggesting it may have something to do with

Reply to Lurks Often (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 8, 2017, 09:00 PM

Apr 2017

getting China to do some new thing regarding NK. But they don't know. As you suggest, it is likely symbolic.

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