US aircraft carrier conducts drills with Japan following North Korean ICBM test



News US aircraft carrier conducts drills with Japan following North Korean ICBM test Joint exercises with USS Abraham Lincoln near Korean Peninsula ‘enhance credibility' of deterrence, US Navy says Chaewon Chung April 12, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON USS Abraham Lincoln in Pearl Harbor on Jan. 10, 2020 \| Image: Navy Region Hawaii's official Twitter account The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has entered international waters between South Korea and Japan to conduct bilateral exercises with Tokyo, the U.S. Navy confirmed to NK News on Tuesday. The warship’s arrival comes weeks after a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) landed in waters off Japan and marks the first time a U.S. aircraft carrier has entered the East Sea (Sea of Japan) since Nov. 2017, when three carriers gathered in response to a series of ICBM and nuclear tests by Pyongyang. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has entered international waters between South Korea and Japan to conduct bilateral exercises with Tokyo, the U.S. Navy confirmed to NK News on Tuesday. The warship’s arrival comes weeks after a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) landed in waters off Japan and marks the first time a U.S. aircraft carrier has entered the East Sea (Sea of Japan) since Nov. 2017, when three carriers gathered in response to a series of ICBM and nuclear tests by Pyongyang. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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US aircraft carrier conducts drills with Japan following North Korean ICBM test

Joint exercises with USS Abraham Lincoln near Korean Peninsula ‘enhance credibility' of deterrence, US Navy says

Chaewon Chung April 12, 2022

US aircraft carrier conducts drills with Japan following North Korean ICBM test

USS Abraham Lincoln in Pearl Harbor on Jan. 10, 2020 | Image: Navy Region Hawaii's official Twitter account

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has entered international waters between South Korea and Japan to conduct bilateral exercises with Tokyo, the U.S. Navy confirmed to NK News on Tuesday.

The warship’s arrival comes weeks after a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) landed in waters off Japan and marks the first time a U.S. aircraft carrier has entered the East Sea (Sea of Japan) since Nov. 2017, when three carriers gathered in response to a series of ICBM and nuclear tests by Pyongyang.

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