US positions warship off Korean coast
The United States has positioned a warship off the Korean coast as a shield, but Washington said it had seen no worrisome mobilisation of forces.
US positions warship off Korean coast
Report by Sarah Johnston
The United States has positioned a warship off the Korean coast as a shield against a ballistic missile attack.
South Korea’s new president has vowed swift retaliation against a North Korean strike, amid soaring tensions on the peninsula.
But Washington said it had seen no worrisome mobilisation of armed forces by the North Koreans despite bellicose rhetoric over a ramping up of international sanctions against Pyongyang over nuclear weapons tests.
“If there is any provocation against South Korea and its people, there should be a strong response in initial combat without any political considerations,” South Korean President Park Geun-hye told the defence minister and senior officials.
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Source: ITN News.
Image: US Navy.
