The US Will Send A Nuclear Submarine To Yet Another Region
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As well as 4,000 Marines.
The US is also deploying more than 4,000 Marines and sailors to Latin American and Caribbean waters as part of an intensified effort to fight drug cartels.
It was reported by CNN.
One official said the deployment of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (flagship) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit to U.S. Southern Command is part of a larger redeployment of military forces in SOUTHCOM's area of responsibility that has been underway for three weeks.
As part of the mission, Southern Command will also receive a nuclear-powered attack submarine, an additional P-8 Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft, several destroyers and a missile cruiser.
"(The additional assets - ed.) are aimed at addressing threats to U.S. national security from specifically designated narco-terrorist organizations in the region," a third source said.
One of the media interlocutors emphasized that the military build-up is still mostly demonstrative and is aimed at signaling rather than actually carrying out targeted strikes against the cartels.