US to boost naval presence in Asia-Pacific, citing N. Korea threat

Published time: April 06, 2014 05:09

The Aegis cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) (AFP Photo / US Navy / MC2 Mike DiMestico)

U.S. Sending 2 Warships To Japan To Counter North Korea

Alex Wong via Getty Images

IN FLIGHT – APRIL 05: U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks to members of a travel press pool April 6, 2014 en route to Tokyo, Japan from Honolulu, Hawaii. Secretary Hagel is on an Asian trip, the fourth time since he took office, to Japan, China and Mongolia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)