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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Ciaran Daly & Sophie Collins

US deploys world's most expensive military ship into the Atlantic with 9,000 troops amid Russia tensions

The United States has launched the world's most advanced aircraft carriers into the Atlantic, featuring nuclear reactors, over 9,000 military personnel, and fighter jets.

The USS Gerald R Ford set sail from the State of Virginia and will make its way to the depths of the Atlantic ocean carrying a NATO strike group.

There has not been any mention of links between the launch and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, however, it is understood that the €13.3 billion vessel will house 9000 personnel from nine NATO countries, including the US, Canada, Finland, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden.

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