Seoul, Tokyo and Washington conduct naval exercises with US aircraft carriers

The armies of South Korea, Japan and the US have held combined naval exercises that have included the participation of the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson.

In response to the recent launch of a spy satellite by North Korea.

The exercise took place on Sunday in waters near the South Korean island of Jeju, the South Korean Navy said in a statement.

Regional response: naval exercises

In addition to the USS Carl Vinson, which arrived last week at the port of Busan (about 350 kilometers southeast of Seoul).

Air and sea defense exercises involved the South Korean destroyer ROKS Sejong the Great, the Japanese destroyer JS Kirisame and the American destroyers USS Kidd and USS Sterret.

“The exercise was designed to strengthen cooperation between the Republic of Korea (official name of South Korea), the United States and Japan.

Its operational capabilities in a context in which North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats are increasingly sophisticated.

As demonstrated by the launch of a reconnaissance satellite using ballistic missile technology,” the statement explains.

The concern of South Korea, Japan and the US

Pyongyang launched the aforementioned satellite on Tuesday, an action condemned by Seoul, Tokyo and Washington, which have recalled that it violates UN sanctions, which prohibit Pyongyang from using ballistic missile technology.

Although the type of resolution of the images captured by the new North Korean satellite is unknown.

Pyongyang has said it has taken photos of US bases in Guam and Hawaii, as well as various military installations in South Korea.

It would represent an important leap for the North Korean Army and would improve its capabilities to carry out preventive attacks.

Geopolitical reconfiguration

After the failure of denuclearization negotiations with Washington in 2019, Pyongyang approved a weapons modernization plan.

It includes deploying military satellites and has involved carrying out countless missile tests.

In addition to rejecting the restart of dialogue and seeking greater rapprochement with Beijing and Moscow.

Meanwhile, Seoul and Washington have reinforced military cooperation with Tokyo and strengthened their deterrence mechanism by increasingly deploying US strategic assets on the peninsula, such as the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier. With EFE

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