US puts THREE massive ships on North Korea path in World War 3 threat ahead of Trump visit

Two US Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have arrived in the past two days, bringing the number of giant warships in the region up to three.

Mr Trump will visit Asia for the first time in early November on a 12-day trip which will include China, Japan, the Philippines, South Korea and Vietnam.

USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Nimitz, along with their cruisers, destroyers and submarines, joined the US Navy’s 7th Fleet area of operations, which covers the eastern Indian and western Pacific oceans, the Navy confirmed.

The ships’ accompanying nine cruisers and destroyers are equipped with the Aegis anti-missile system, which the US see as a key defence mechanism against any possible attack by North Korean missiles.

The USS Ronald Reagan was already in the region, based in Japan, and has been carrying out exercises with South Korean forces over the past week.

North Korea reacted by Kim Jong-un calling President Donald Trump a “war merchant and strangler of peace”.

The Navy has not revealed specific missions for the Roosevelt and Nimitz, but the presence of more massive warships in the region will definitely draw criticism from at least North Korea.

Adam Mount, a defence analyst and senior fellow at the Federation of American Scientists, told CNN: “It does send a significant signal.

“It is a major projection of force any time a carrier moves into a region.

“US adversaries will read something into it.”

Former US Navy admiral John Kirby, said the warships will send a message to China as well as North Korea.

Following an incident earlier this year in which two US-guided missile destroyers collided with merchant ships, an opinion piece in the state-run China Daily newspaper, said: “The US Navy is a hazard in Asian waters.

“Increased activities by US warships in Asia-Pacific are making them a growing risk to commercial shipping.” 

Admiral Kirby added the Navy is “taking advantage” of Mr Trump’s visit to “demonstrate its capabilities to potential adversaries”.

Mr Mount added having three carriers in the region is rare and gives the Navy “an elevated posture just prior to the President’s trip”.