As North Korea threatens to declare war if we intercept their upcoming ballistic missile launch, nearly half of our BMD-ready Aegis ships in the Pacific are now on station in the Sea of Japan, according to a South Korean newspaper:
In a move to strengthen its missile defense against North Korean missile threats, the U.S. Navy has deployed more warships equipped with the Aegis Combat System for this year's Key Resolve/Foal Eagle joint military exercises with South Korean forces than it did before, according to a news report.
According to the report, the U.S. Navy dispatched seven of its Aegis warships to the eastern coast of Korea to conduct exercises with South Korea's 7,600-ton Sejong the Great Aegis destroyer during the annual combined command-post/joint field training exercises March 9-20.
Meanwhile, North Korea confidently clears the surrounding commercial air corridors before its missile test ... with gentle finesse.
UPDATE: Welcome, AOSHQ (thanks, DrewM.)
The party is looking crowded, now that China is making noise about US Navy being in violation of international law simply by leaving US ports.
Posted by: 2Hotel9 | March 11, 2009 at 07:21 AM