US carrier group arrives in South Korea days after North test-fires missiles

The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier has arrived at the navy port in Busan, South Korea (Son Hyung-ju/Yonhap/AP)

A US aircraft carrier has arrived in South Korea in a show of force, days after North Korea test-launched cruise missiles to demonstrate its counter-attack capabilities.

The arrival of the USS Carl Vinson and its strike group at the South Korean port of Busan is meant to display a solid US-South Korean military alliance in the face of persistent North Korean threats, and boost inter-operability of the allies’ combined assets, the South Korean navy said in a statement.