Posted on 07/18/2010 9:29:30 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
The United States may dispatch its high-tech F-22 Raptor stealth fighter to the Korean Peninsula for the upcoming joint military exercises with South Korea aimed at sending a warning message to North Korea for its continued provocative acts, a government source said Sunday.
"Chances are high that the F-22 fighter jet will take part in the South Korea-U.S. joint drills to be held in the East Sea within July, in which a U.S. aircraft carrier will also participate," the source said on the condition of anonymity. "The U.S. is considering the F-22's participation in the training."In response to the March 26 deadly sinking of a South Korean warship caused by a North Korean torpedo attack that left 46 sailors dead, the allies have decided to conduct large-scale naval drills in the eastern waters of South Korea, along with an anti-submarine training in the Yellow Sea.
The exact dates for the exercises and other details will be decided at an unprecedented group meeting of foreign and defense ministers from the two sides in Seoul this week, officials said. The U.S. has already confirmed that it will send the nuclear-powered USS George Washington, which is stationed at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Japan.
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Better not lose one near hostile territory.
BTTT
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