The US military has ordered a navy strike group to move towards the Korean peninsula, amid growing concerns about North Korea's missile program. 
The strike group, Carl Vinson Strike Group, comprises the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, two guided-missile destroyers and a guided-missile cruiser. 
Commander of the US Pacific Command Admiral Harry Harris directed the USS Carl Vinson strike group to sail north to the Western Pacific after departing Singapore on Saturday, the (CNN) reported, citing the Pacific Command. 
US Pacific Command described the deployment, now heading towards the western Pacific, as a prudent measure to maintain readiness in the region. 
"The number one threat in the region continues to be North Korea, due to its reckless, irresponsible and destabilizing program of missile tests and pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability," US Pacific Command spokesman Dave Benham said. 
US President Donald Trump has said the US is prepared to act alone to deal with the nuclear threat from North Korea. 
North Korea has carried out several nuclear tests and experts predict more could be in the offing as the country moves closer towards developing a nuclear warhead with a big enough range to reach the US. 
On Wednesday North Korea test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile from its eastern port of Sinpo into the Sea of Japan.

Source: QNA