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Navy Takes ‘Prudent’ Measure Moving Ship Toward Korean Coast

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013

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A Navy missile-defense destroyer is under way and positioning itself near the Korean peninsula as North Korean hostility to the United States heats up and the isolated nation abrogated the Armistice ending the Korean War. “The USS McCain (DDG-56), an Aegis-class guided missile destroyer is positioning to operate off the southwest coast of the Korean peninsula,” a defense official said late yesterday. “This is a prudent move that provides greater missile defense options should it become necessary.” In December, the…

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