North Korea: US nuclear supercarrier that buried Osama bin Laden ‘coming for Kim Jong-un'
A US NUCLEAR supercarrier that buried Osama bin Laden is set to enrage North Korea as it heads for the country’s peninsula, it has been revealed.
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The USS Carl Vinson set sail for the Korean peninsula last week accompanied by guided-missile destroyers and warships.
The US Navy said: "The deployment marks the second time the Carl Vinson Strike Group will operate throughout the Indo-Pacific region under US 3rd Fleet's command and control.
"The strike group became the first in recent history to demonstrate the command and control construct called 3rd Fleet Forward when units completed a six-month deployment last year."
The Navy added that the trip is part of “regularly scheduled deployment" - the super carrier’s arrival date and mission period was not disclosed.
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The body of Osama bin Laden was buried at sea from the deck of the supercarrier back in 2011.
The USS Carl Vinson could reach waters near Kim Jong-un’s rogue state before the opening ceremony of South Korea’s PyeongChang Olympics.
The games will begin on February 8 with the opening ceremony set to take place the next day.
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The event will run until February 25.
It is unclear whether the hailed vessel will stay in the area for drills with South Korea in March.
The deployment of the Vinson comes after president Moon Jae-in and Donald Trump recently revealed that joint military drills will not take place during the historic games.
During a phone call on Thursday, the two "agreed not to host joint military drills during the period of Pyeongchang Olympics”, according to the South’s Blue House.
Kim Jong-un revived a hotline between North and South Korea on Wednesday - contact was also made between the two countries on Thursday.
Following the revolution, Donald Trump took to social media to thank his “firm” stance against Pyongyang for an apparent thaw in tensions.
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He posted: “With all of the failed ‘experts’ weighing in, does anybody really believe that talks and dialogue would be going on between North and South Korea right now if I wasn’t firm, strong and willing to commit our total ‘might’ against the North. Fools, but talks are a good thing!”
The USS Carl Vinson is the Navy’s third Nimitz-class supercarrier - the mighty vessel is named after former Congressman Carl Vinson.
The ship was first launched in 1980 and went on its first voyage three years later.
