SEOUL: South Korean warships will take part in upcoming joint drills involving three US aircraft carriers in a fresh show of force against North Korea, a Seoul military official said Friday.

The US Navy said Thursday that the three vessels—the USS Ronald Reagan, USS Nimitz and USS Theodore Roosevelt—will conduct “coordinated operations in international waters” in the western Pacific between Saturday and Tuesday.

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