This US Navy handout photo obtained April 25, 2017 shows the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as it transits the Philippine Sea while conducting a bilateral exercise with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force in the Philippine Sea on April 23, 2017. (AFP)
Frank Smith
Press TV, Seoul
The United States continues to ratchet up pressure on North Korea to make it relinquish nuclear weapons and missile programs. The latest is the controversial return of a US aircraft carrier to the region. The move comes as North Korea celebrates the anniversary of the founding of its army.
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