A US nuclear-powered submarine arrived in South Korea, only days after the first US nuclear-armed submarine made port in the country in four decades, as the two allies seek to boost American strategic assets to deter North Korea
The USS Annapolis entered a naval base in South Korea' southern island of Jeju, to load military supplies while on an unspecified operational mission, the South Korean navy said.
"The two countries' navies plan to strengthen the combined defence posture with the arrival of the USS Annapolis, and conduct exchange activities to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the alliance," it said in a statement., made port in South Korea last Tuesday. It was the first visit since the 1980s of a U.S. nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine and coincided with the launch of talks between the U.S.
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