US sends nuclear submarine to Korean peninsula amid heightened tension

North Korea has reportedly conducted a major live-fire exercise to mark the foundation of its military, as a US submarine docked in South Korea in a show of force amid growing concern over North Korea's nuclear and missile programmes.


The port call by the USS Michigan came as a US aircraft carrier strike group moved towards Korean waters and as the top envoys for North Korea policy from South Korea, Japan, and the United States met in Tokyo.

Fears have risen in recent weeks that North Korea could conduct another nuclear test or long-range missile launch in defiance of UN sanctions, perhaps today, to mark the anniversary of the founding of its military.

South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported that the North appeared to have deployed a large number of long-range artillery units in the region of Wonsan on its east coast, for a live-fire drill.
  [rte.ie]
25/4/17