America Responds To Korea With Military Might

In response to North Korea's testing of nuclear warheads U.S. shows off military might

SOUTH KOREA (CNN)

A U.S. guided missile destroyer was paraded off the Korean Peninsula on Monday.

Together with South Korean military ships and planes the drill comes just weeks after North Korea conducted it's fifth nuclear test, claiming it's ready to put warheads on missiles.

Pyongyang also tested several submarine-launched ballistic missiles, drawing strong protests from South Korea and Japan.

Pyongyang also blames the U.S. for the escalation of tensions surrounding it's nuclear program.

The military displays show North Korea that the United States won't be intimidated by their pursuit of nuclear weapons, much less the threat to use them.

Meanwhile, experts disagree on whether the repeated shows of force by the U.S. can stop Pyongyang's nuclear testing.

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