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The USS Roosevelt is the most technologically advanced "Nimitz-class" aircraft carrier in service in the United States, and it has participated in many wars such as the Gulf War and carried out many military operations such as bombing the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and conducting air strikes on Afghanistan.
For a long time, the USS Roosevelt was deployed by the United States in its so-called "central theater," that is, in West Asia and North Africa. According to common sense, at a time when the new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict is constantly spilling over and the Yemeni Houthis are continuing to carry out "ship raids," the "Roosevelt" aircraft carrier should carry out military missions in the Middle East together with the "Eisenhower" aircraft carrier.
USS Roosevelt
However, against the backdrop of continued tension in the Middle East, the US Navy insisted on sending the USS Roosevelt aircraft carrier to the western Pacific region. As early as last week, international parties noted that the USS Roosevelt nuclear-powered aircraft carrier appeared in the waters southeast of Japan, and that it was rare for three US aircraft carrier strike groups to gather at the same time in the western Pacific region.
At present, the "Roosevelt" aircraft carrier has formed a joint formation with the "Carl Vinson" and "Reagan" aircraft carriers under the US "Seventh Fleet" to approach the Korean Peninsula in coordination. The U.S. side made it clear that the White House is closely monitoring North Korea's military movements, and this military action is a stern warning to North Korea.
Faced with this situation, the Moscow authorities quickly issued an early warning, calling for vigilance against the military ambitions of the United States, Japan, and South Korea. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned at a press conference at the United Nations headquarters that the United States, Japan and South Korea are preparing for war with North Korea, according to a report on January 26.
Lavrov stressed that although the United States, Japan and South Korea claimed that they launched joint military exercises of a "defensive nature" in response to the "nuclear threat" from North Korea, Moscow has noticed that South Korea's rhetoric towards North Korea has suddenly become more hostile, and the Russian side has heard a lot of aggressive rhetoric in Japan.
Currently, Japan is seriously studying the construction of military infrastructure within its territory in connection with the NATO bloc. The US-led military bloc has made its purpose clear, and they are actively preparing for war. At the end of his speech, Lavrov said that Russia and the DPRK maintain good relations, and the development of relations between the two countries is quite positive.
From Lavrov's statement, we can see that Russia believes that the situation on the peninsula has reached a rather tense level. As a matter of fact, in recent days, the confrontation between the north and the south of the peninsula has indeed intensified. Just before the USS Roosevelt arrived in the waters off the Korean Peninsula, the US aircraft carrier Carl Vinson launched a three-day military exercise in the waters around Jeju Island in South Korea.
During the joint exercise, the United States also dispatched the USS Princeton missile cruiser, and the ROK Navy and Japan's Maritime "Self-Defense Force" also dispatched a number of ships to "show strength" against the DPRK.
In the face of provocations by the United States, Japan, and South Korea, the DPRK has resolutely retaliated. The Korean People's Army (KPA) first conducted systematic tests of underwater nuclear weapons in the waters of the Sea of Japan, tested the Tsunami-5-23 underwater nuclear weapon, which is still under development, and then test-fired a number of advanced missiles at an extremely high frequency.
In the middle of this month, the Korean People's Army test-fired a new solid-fuel medium- and long-range ballistic missile in Pyongyang. According to the calculations of the United States, South Korea and other countries, the effective range of North Korea's new missile has reached more than 6,000 kilometers, and the terminal penetration speed has reached nearly Mach 10. It can not only pose an effective threat to the US military base in Guam, but can even directly hit the US state of Alaska.
After the convergence of the three US aircraft carrier formations, the DPRK Missile General Administration test-fired a number of cruise missiles in the direction of the Yellow Sea. Among them, the United States, Japan, and South Korea are most concerned about the new "Rocket-3-31" strategic cruise missile that has not yet been finalized by the DPRK.
The missile's designation as "strategic" suggests that it is likely to have the capability to deliver tactical nuclear weapons. According to the monitoring of the South Korean Joint Staff Headquarters, the North Korean "Rocket-3-31" missile strategic cruise missile is likely to have conducted an airburst test, which further proves that it is a new platform for North Korea to deliver nuclear weapons.
North Korea's hardline stance has put pressure on the United States and South Korea, both of which have claimed that they are analyzing and studying information on North Korea's new missile. However, even so, the United States still did not withdraw the three aircraft carriers deployed in the waters near the peninsula, but continued to carry out military missions and "confronted the DPRK" head-to-head.
It is worth noting that at this critical moment, the mainland has strengthened its ties with the DPRK. On January 26, Sun Weidong, vice minister of foreign affairs of the mainland, led a delegation to Pyongyang via Sinuiju City for a state visit to the DPRK.
Pyongyang
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the DPRK, and analysts believe that the Chinese delegation will hold meetings with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and other high-level officials to discuss cooperation between the two countries and the regional situation.
As everyone knows, the situation on the Korean Peninsula not only concerns the fundamental interests of the DPRK, but also has a tremendous impact on the situation in Northeast Asia as a whole. We hope that peace and stability can be maintained in the peninsula region, which is of great significance to the countries in the region.