- A nuclear-propelled U.S. submarine has arrived in Southn Peninsula this month, Southn nuclear threats.
The USS Annapolis arrived at a port on Jeju Island about a week after the USS Kentucky docked at the mainland port of Busan.since the 1980s. Northreacted to its arrival by test-firing ballistic and cruise missiles in apparent demonstrations that it could make nuclear strikes against South's defense minister issued a veiled threat insisting the Kentucky's docking in Southhas used similar rhetoric before, but the statement underscored how much relations are strained now.
The Annapolis, whose main mission is destroying enemy ships and submarines, is powered by a nuclear reactor but is armed with conventional weapons. The Annapolis mainly docked at Jeju to load supplies, but Jang Do Young, a spokesperson of Southn militaries were discussing whether to arrange training involving the vessel.remained publicly silent on an American soldier, Pvt. Travis King, who crossed the border last Tuesday. U.S.