US Redeploys Aircraft Carrier, Sanctions Entities Aiding North Korea’s Nuclear Program

In this handout image released Sept. 13, 2019, by South Korean Defense Ministry, USS Nimitz (3rd L), USS Ronald Reagan (2nd L), and USS Theodore Roosevelt (L) conduct operations with South Korea's destroyers during a joint naval drill in East Sea, South Korea, on Nov. 12, 2017. South Korean Defense Ministry via Getty Images

The United States staged another round of joint drills with South Korea with an aircraft carrier and sanctioned entities aiding North Korea’s nuclear programs, as tensions on the Korean Peninsula ratcheted up.

The maritime drills were held in waters off South Korea’s east coast, involving the USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group, and will run through Oct. 8, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.