U.S. carrier group heads to Korean Peninsula to increase presence

A U.S. Navy carrier strike group is heading to the Korean Peninsula, a Navy official said Saturday, following North Korea's successive missile tests and amid signs that Pyongyang is preparing for a sixth nuclear test.The movement to the region of Carrier Strike Group 1 led by the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson, which left Singapore the same day, is aimed at increasing the U.S. presence near the peninsula, the official said.With Pyongyang showing no signs of curbing its nuclear ambitions, U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested that the United States is prepared to act unilaterally against N…READ FULL ARTICLE