The U.S. Navy currently has three aircraft carriers on combat deployment missions, including the CVN609 USS Eisenhower and CVN78 USS Ford in the Middle East, and the CVN70 USS Carl Vinson in the Asia-Pacific region. According to multiple information, the US Navy CVN70 Carl Vinson aircraft carrier has broken into the South China Sea through the Balabac Strait on December 13, and when 2024 arrives, the US Navy will once again use aircraft carriers to approach China, apparently to give the PLA a pill. Since 2020, the U.S. Navy has regularly used aircraft carriers to show off its might at China's doorstep, and in 2023, three aircraft carriers have been deployed in the Asia-Pacific region, in addition to the Carl Vinson, the Nimitz and the Reagan.
Just when the USS Carl Vinson, the USS CVN 70, broke into the South China Sea and approached China again, North Korea was quite "stuck in the ribs" According to the information released by the South Korean military, North Korea tested ballistic missiles on December 17 and December 18 one after another, and it was in a very short period of time, judging from the information released by South Korea, North Korea tested a short-range ballistic missile on the 17th, and an intercontinental ballistic missile on December 18. According to the information obtained by the Beacon Front Station, North Korea has already conducted several test launches of ballistic missiles in 2023, in addition to test launches of cruise missiles.
The United States has long adopted a hostile stance toward the DPRK, and a few days ago it used an attack nuclear submarine to dock at the ROK, thus further putting pressure on the DPRK. North Korea is very experienced in the use of ballistic missiles, and it also responded to the US Air Force RC-135S missile observation and reconnaissance aircraft. According to on-site observations at the Beacon Front Station, the US Air Force has deployed RC-135S missile observation and reconnaissance planes at the Kadena base in the Ryukyus, and has recently frequently carried out corresponding intelligence gathering missions at night, and the RC-135S has carried out corresponding missions by entering the Sea of Japan.
According to air traffic control information, the US Air Force used an RC-135S missile observation and reconnaissance plane numbered 61-2663 to enter the Sea of Japan on December 17 in an attempt to detect North Korea's ballistic missile test launch. The United States is very concerned about the test launch of the DPRK's ICBM, and by using the RC-135S, it is trying to master the ballistic performance of the DPRK's ICBM, so as to provide a reference for the US ballistic missile defense system.
Judging from the information released by Japan, North Korea once again conducted a test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile through a high-trajectory method on December 18, thus realizing that the whole process was within the monitoring range of North Korea, and judging from the information released by Japan, North Korea's ballistic missile launched at an altitude of 6,000 kilometers, so it has the ability to strike the US mainland. Japan and South Korea have protested against North Korea's successive ballistic missile tests, and in fact, both Japan and South Korea have openly criticized North Korea for North Korea's launch of artificial satellites, highlighting the hostile stance of the United States, Japan, and South Korea toward North Korea.