sourceTHE few Japanese fishing boats still present in North Korean waters have been ordered to leave, as prospects grow of a naval blockade to suppress the nuclear ambitions of Kim Jong-il.
The US, whose 7th Fleet is based in Japan, has mobilised vessels including the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk and its strike group for "exercises" in the region. Guided missile carriers and destroyers were also being deployed, the US Navy said.
The long-planned naval exercises involving the US fleet and ships from Japan's Self Defence Force are now taking place in an atmosphere of high tension.
United Nations sanctions authorise the boarding of North Korean vessels to search for contraband, but the North Korean leader has said he will treat any boarding as an act of war.
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