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November 29, 2010

U.S. Aircraft Carrier Takes Part in South Korean Military Exercise
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Tension remains high on the Korean peninsula as thousands of U.S. troops
take part in a massive military exercise with South Korea. The
nuclear-powered USS George Washington aircraft carrier with its 75
aircraft and 6,000 sailors is taking center stage in the overt show of
force. The exercises comes just days after North Korea fired a barrage
of missiles at South Korea’s Yeonpyeong Island killing four and wounding
dozens. Meanwhile, China has called for a meeting of the six nations
involved in the stalled talks aimed at ridding North Korea of its
nuclear weapons.



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