Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Hyonhee Shin

U.S. carrier displays air power over Yellow Sea as N.Korea seen set to test long-range missile

FILE PHOTO: Shooter and Controler prepare an F/A-18E Super Hornet to be catapulted off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf, November 23, 2019. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo

The USS Abraham Lincoln aicraft carrier led military exercises in the Yellow Sea, and air defence artillery at Osan air base intensified drills, U.S. forces in Asia said on Tuesday amid signs of an imminent North Korean long-range missile test.

Tension on the Korean Peninsula has been growing amid speculation North Korea could test its largest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at full range as soon as this week, after threatening to break a self-imposed 2017 moratorium on long-range missile and nuclear testing.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.