HUGE U.S and South Korean warships stage joint naval drills near the coast of Busan in the south east.
The drills were designed to improve the execution of U.S. extended deterrence — its military capability, especially nuclear forces, to deter attacks on its allies — by deploying American strategic assets amid the North's growing threats, a South Korean navy official said.
A U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS Nimitz joined the military exercises with South Korea. The aircraft carrier is scheduled to dock at a South Korean naval base in the southeastern port city of Busan on Tuesday (March 28).
The drill came as North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on Monday morning. Pyongyang has long bristled at the allies' drills, saying they are preparation for an invasion of the North.
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