American Aircraft Carrier Steams Into South Korea’s Busan Harbor in Display of Force Against Communist North

The carrier’s arrival signals what Seoul calls ‘stern willingness to respond to advancing North Korean threats.’

Song Kyung-Seok/pool via AP
The USS Theodore Roosevelt, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, at Busan, South Korea, June 22, 2024. Song Kyung-Seok/pool via AP

SEOUL, South Korea — A nuclear-powered American aircraft carrier arrived Saturday in South Korea for a three-way exercise stepping up their military training to cope with North Korean threats that escalated with its alignment with Russia.

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