The nuclear-powered USS Missouri fast attack submarine arrives at a naval base in Busan on Sunday to strengthen combined defense posture with South Korea’s Navy. [NEWS1]
Newsweek: US Puts Second Nuclear Submarine by South Korea After Warning Kim Jong Un
An American nuclear submarine arrived at a major South Korean port on Sunday, the second that has arrived in the country in the last two months, amid reports of a new North Korean missile test.
As confirmed by the South Korean navy to the Yonhap news agency, the Virginia-class warship USS Missouri, also designated SSN-780, has arrived at one of the nation’s key naval bases in the port city of Busan, roughly 200 miles southeast of the capital city, Seoul.
The arrival comes in the wake of South Korea and the United States holding the second meeting of the Nuclear Deterrence Consultative Group in Washington, D.C., on Friday.
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WNU Editor: The North Koreans have responded to this US nuclear sub deployment …. North Korea Fires Suspected ICBM After US Holds Nuke Talks (Bloomberg). More here …. North Korea launches missile after U.S. sub arrives in South Korea (UPI).
A Second U.S. Nuclear Submarine Has Arrived At A South Korean Port
U.S. nuclear-powered sub arrives in S. Korea amid possibility of N.K. ICBM launch — Yonhap News Agency
US nuclear-powered submarine arrives at S.Korea’s Busan port -Yonhap
— Reuters
U.S. nuclear submarine arrives off coast of South Korea — RBC Ukraine
U.S. nuclear sub visits Busan as allies hash out deterrence guidelines — Korea Joongang Daily