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April 3, 2013

U.S. Deploys 2nd Warship in Pacific to Confront North Korea 
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The United States continues to increase its military posture toward
North Korea amidst growing tensions with the regime. On Tuesday,
Pentagon spokesperson George Little confirmed two guided-missile
destroyers have been deployed in the Pacific to ready for operation off
the Korean Peninsula.

George Little: "On the Decatur and the Mc Cain, they have arrived at
predetermined positions in the western Pacific, where they will be
poised to respond to any missile threats to our allies or our
territory."

Military posturing by both the United States and North Korea has
increased since the U.N. Security Council approved U.S.-backed sanctions
last month in response to North Korea's third nuclear test. On Tuesday,
North Korea vowed to restart a shuttered nuclear reactor. Earlier today,
the regime also closed off access to a joint industrial zone with South
Korea.

 

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