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US aircraft carrier heading to South Korea for joint drills

USS Ronald Reagan will be the first US aircraft carrier to arrive in South Korea in years [File: James Hong/ US Navy handout via Reuters]

A United States aircraft carrier will visit South Korea for the first time since 2018 for joint military drills later this week, amid growing concerns over North Korea’s nuclear posture.

South Korea’s navy said on Monday that the USS Ronald Reagan, an aircraft carrier that leads a strike group of smaller ships, will arrive in the port city of Busan on Friday.

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