日米韓が海上共同訓練　対北朝鮮、原子力空母参加

　【ソウル時事】韓国軍は１７日、南部・済州島南方の公海上で米海軍の原子力空母「カール・ビンソン」や海上自衛隊、韓国海軍の艦艇が参加した日米韓３カ国の共同訓練を１５～１７日に実施したと明らかにした。１４日に弾道ミサイルを発射した北朝鮮に抑止力を誇示し、けん制する狙い。
　海自のイージス艦「こんごう」、護衛艦「ひゅうが」、韓国海軍のイージス駆逐艦「世宗大王」など日米韓の計９隻が参加。北朝鮮の核・ミサイルの脅威への対応能力向上や大量破壊兵器の海上輸送の遮断を想定した訓練を行った。（2024/01/17-12:26）

Japan, South Korea and the United States conducted a trilateral naval drill on the high seas south of South Korea's Jeju Island for three days to Wednesday, the South Korean military said.
   The exercise, which followed Sunday's ballistic missile launch by North Korea, brought together nine ships including the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Kongo Aegis ship and Hyuga destroyer, and South Korea's Aegis destroyer Sejong the Great.
   Participants practiced operations related to response capabilities against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats and to blocking the maritime transportation of weapons of mass destruction.
   Last month, the defense authorities of the three countries said they had drawn up multiyear plans for joint exercises. The latest drill is the first maritime exercise held under the plans.