SEOUL: North Korea's defence ministry said on Tuesday (Feb 11) the United States is again posing a grave security threat by sending a nuclear submarine to a South Korean port and its military forces are ready to take any action necessary, KCNA news agency reported.
The USS nuclear-powered submarine USS Annapolis docks at a South Korea n naval base on Jeju Island, South Korea on Monday, July 24, 2023. SEOUL: North Korea 's defence ministry said on Tuesday the United States is again posing a grave security threat by sending a nuclear submarine to a South Korea n port and its military forces are ready to take any action necessary, KCNA news agency reported.
Its armed forces will"unhesitatingly exercise the legitimate right to punish the provokers", it said, without elaborating. The nuclear-powered submarine is part of the US Pacific Fleet armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles, according to the US navy.
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