Why Trump Is Now Pressuring China and North Korea at the Same Time

Source: http://ift.tt/rwTcEw --- Sunday, April 30, 2017
At this moment, Carrier Strike Group 1 of the U.S. Navy, led by the USS Carl Vinson, was supposed to be sailing from Singapore to Australia. Instead, it is sailing toward the Korean peninsula, headed for the Sea of Japan. On Sunday, around the same time the Carl Vinson arrives at its destination, Vice President Pence will land in Seoul to begin his ten-day visit to Asia. President Trump’s strategy for countering North Korea’s ballistic-missile threat is thus evolving before our eyes. First off, it’s important to note the downside of Strike Group 1’s diversion: It means the abandonment of group’s previously Read More ... ...

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