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[Headlines] (HL-정치/사회/경제) US Sends Navy Strike Group to Korean Peninsula
최고관리자  |  17-04-13 00:23

The United States Navy has sent a group of warships to waters near the Korean Peninsula as a show of force to North Korea. The strike group is led by the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier. It includes two guided-missile destroyers, a guided-missile cruiser and an attack submarine. After stopping in Singapore, the strike group had planned to move on to Australia, but was ordered to head north instead. A spokesman for the U.S. Pacific Command, Dave Benham, said the move was a "prudent measure to maintain readiness and presence in the Western Pacific."
* warship = 군함, 전함/ the Korean Peninsula = 한반도/ show of force = 군사력의 과시, 실력 행사의 시위/ aircraft carrier = 항공모함/ guided-missile destroyer = 미사일장착[탑재] 구축함/ guided-missile cruiser = 미사일 발사 순양함/ attack submarine = 공격용 잠수함/ head ~ = (특정 방향으로) 가다[향하다]/ prudent measure = 신중한 조치[정책,방법]/ readiness = 기민성/ presence = 존재(함); 주둔군 

Benham said currently the number one threat in the region is North Korea. Pyongyang continues a “reckless, irresponsible, and destabilizing program” of missile tests and nuclear weapons development, he said. U.S. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster said President Donald Trump had asked him and other officials to provide suggestions for removing the threat of a nuclear-armed North Korea. McMaster told Fox News that options will be considered “to remove that threat to the American people and our allies and partners” in the area. He added that Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed during their meeting last week that North Korea’s "provocative behavior" was unacceptable.
* reckless = 무모한/ destabilizing = 불안정한/ nuclear-armed = 핵무장한/ ally(pl: allies) = 동맹국/ provocative behavior = 도발적인 행위  

The strike group deployment to the Korean Peninsula comes after American missiles struck Syrian military targets last week. The airstrikes followed a deadly chemical weapons attack blamed on Syrian forces. The Tomahawk missiles fired into a Syrian airfield were launched from the USS Porter – a guided-missile destroyer deployed in the Mediterranean Sea. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the military strike against Syria was a warning to other countries, including North Korea, that “a response is likely” if they present a threat.
* strike group = 타격단/ deployment = (군대, 무기의) 배치, 전개/ airstrike = 공습/ chemical weapon = 화학 무기/ airfield = 비행장/ launch = (우주선 등을) 발사하다

Tillerson told ABC News this would include nations that “violate international agreements, fail to live up to commitments” and become a “threat to others.” A South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman said he considers the strike group a response to the "serious situation on the Korean Peninsula." North Korea has fired off several test missiles in recent months and is reportedly planning another nuclear test. Many nations, including ally China, have condemned the tests. The United Nations has also demanded that North Korea give up its nuclear arms program. On Monday, South Korea and China said they had agreed to place stronger sanctions on North Korea if it continues nuclear and missile tests. The agreement was reached during talks between the top nuclear negotiators from both countries.
* live up to ~ = (기대 등)에 부응하다; (주의, 신념 등)에 따라 행동하다; (이상 등)을 실행하다/ fire off = ~을 발사하다/ reportedly = 전하는 바에 따르면, 소문에 의하면/ condemn = 규탄[비난]하다/ nuclear arms = 핵무기/ place sanctions on ~ = ~에 제재를 가하다 

North Korea is already subject to sanctions ordered by the United Nations Security Council. South Korea’s negotiator told reporters the latest discussions did not include the possibility of a military response to North Korea’s continued testing programs. North Korea has promised to strengthen defenses against airstrikes like those carried out in Syria. A North Korean official said those attacks proved that the North needs nuclear weapons to protect itself against America’s "ever more reckless moves towards war."
* (be) subject to ~ = ~의 지배를 받다[권한 아래 있는]/ military response = 군사적 대응/ strengthen = 강화하다[되다]