By Hyonhee Shin and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -For the first time since the 1980s a U.S. nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) visited South
The United States deployed a nuclear-armed submarine to South Korea on Tuesday for the first time in four decades, as the allies warned North Korea that any use of the North's nuclear weapons in combat would result in the end of its regime.
The submarines have the payload ability to carry 20 Trident II D5 Missiles — with each missile capable of being equipped with eight nuclear warheads and can hit targets as far away as 7,500 m…
For the first time since the 1980s a U.S. nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) visited South Korea on Tuesday, as the allies launched talks to coordinate their responses in the event of a nuclear war with North Korea.
The rare visit came as U.S. and South Korean officials held the first meeting of the Nuclear Consultative Group, aimed at coordinating a response in the event of a nuclear war with North Korea.
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