US Navy's guided-missile destroyer USS. John S. McCain (DDG-56, L) leaves as another destroyer, USS. Chafee (DDG-90), anchors at a naval port in Busan, about 420 km (262 miles) southeast of Seoul, March 30, 2009, heading to the East Sea (Sea of Japan). The United States deployed a missile-interceptor ship from South Korea on Monday, a military spokesman said, days ahead of a DPRK rocket launch.[Agencies]
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