US Nuclear Submarine Arrives in South Korea Amidst North Korean Missile Tests
The US deployed a nuclear-powered submarine, USS Michigan, capable of carrying 150 Tomahawk missiles to South Korea, a day after North Korea resumed missile tests in protest of the US-South Korean live-fire drills. The deployment is part of a recent bilateral agreement on enhancing "regular visibility" of US strategic assets to the Korean Peninsula in response to North Korea's advancing nuclear program. The US and South Korean navies are to conduct drills on boosting their special operation capabilities and joint ability to cope with growing North Korean nuclear threats.