The US is operating three carriers in the Pacific for the first time in a decade

The Navy has three carrier strike groups currently in the Pacific where North Korea's nuclear saber rattling has the U.S. and its Asian allies keeping a close watch on the pariah state.

The last time the Navy operated three carriers together in the Pacific Fleet was back in 2007, and the current show of force comes just before an upcoming state visit to South Korea by President Donald Trump.

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“Miscalculation could come from how does North Korea interpret three carrier strike groups in the region,” said Anthony Ruggiero, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a Washington think tank.

Even so, Ruggiero said he was encouraged by recent comment from Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that there are several avenues for diplomatic talks. “One of those channels could be used to de-escalate something that could escalate into a conflict,” he said.

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