U.S. Has Three Aircraft Carriers in West Pacific for First Time in a Decade

朝鮮半島沖に空母３隻、米報道官が暗に認める
2017年10月27日 13時23分Tweetこのエントリーをはてなブックマークに追加まとめ読み「緊迫・北朝鮮」はこちら
特集 北朝鮮
　【ワシントン＝大木聖馬】米国防総省のホワイト報道官は２６日の記者会見で、米海軍第７艦隊が管轄する西太平洋やインド洋東部の海域で米海軍の空母３隻を展開させていることについて、「世界で米国しかできないことを示す、類のない機会となる」と述べ、３隻を北朝鮮の核・ミサイル問題で緊張が高まっている朝鮮半島近海に展開させることを暗に認めた。


U.S. Has Three Aircraft Carriers in West Pacific for First Time in a Decade
By Anthony Capaccio
2017年10月26日 10:47 JST
Navy also deployed a SEAL-carrying submarine to region
U.S. says arrival is part of previously planned cycle

Pentagon: Aircraft carriers heading to Korean Peninsula not in response to threats | TheHill

Pentagon officials said Thursday that the deployment of three Navy aircraft carrier groups heading toward the Korean Peninsula this week has been planned for some time and that the move is not a result of recent North Korean threats.

“This was a unique opportunity to show that the U.S. is the only power in the world that can demonstrate that kind of presence and a unique opportunity for them to be together,” Defense Department chief spokeswoman Dana White told reporters at the Pentagon.

“It’s not directed towards any particular threat. But it is a demonstration that we can do something that no one else in the world can,” she said.

もともと計画されていたとおりとか、北朝鮮への脅威に対抗したものではない、といいながら・・・やっぱ、尋常じゃないよね。