North Korea: US deploys aircraft carrier to the east coast of Korean peninsula after Pyongyang fires missile over Japan

A US aircraft carrier is to be redeployed to South Korea’s east coast, following Tuesday’s ballistic missile test by Pyongyang. Although the Pentagon has refused to confirm which ship is being sent, the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier USS Ronald Reagan is in the area and as recently as last week was taking part in military drills with the South Korean navy. The flagship of Carrier Strike Group Five, the Ronald Reagan has a compliment of 90 fixed wing aircraft and helicopters. South Korea and the US have also been conducting firing and bombing drills in the Yellow Sea, including volleys of…