USS Missouri arrives in South Korea to strengthen defense ties

USS Missouri arrives in South Korea to strengthen defense ties

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The submarine USS Missouri arrived in South Korea to strengthen defense ties amid potential missile tests by North Korea.

The US nuclear-powered submarine USS Missouri has arrived in South Korea's Busan to strengthen defense cooperation amid possible missile tests by North Korea. This was reported by the agency Yonhap with reference to the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of Korea, UNN reports.

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According to the South Korean Navy, the Virginia-class warship USS Missouri has entered a key military base key naval base, which is located 320 kilometers southeast of Seoul. east of Seoul.

With the deployment of the US warship, we plan to strengthen naval exchanges and cooperation with the United States, as well as strengthen our common defense posture

- the South Korean Defense Ministry said in a statement.

It is noted that the deployment of the submarine took place just three weeks after South Korea and the United States held the second meeting of the Nuclear Deterrence Consultative Group in Washington.