North Korea vowed to strengthen its nuclear capabilities in response to what it called a “provocation” after a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine docked at a South Korean naval base.
In a statement delivered by the Korean Central News Agency on Tuesday, Pyongyang’s defense ministry strongly condemned the arrival of the USS Alexandria (SSN-757), a Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine from the U.S. Pacific Fleet to the base in Busan.
North Korea vowed to strengthen its nuclear capabilities in response to what it called a “provocation” after a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine docked at a South Korean naval base.
In a statement delivered by the Korean Central News Agency on Tuesday, Pyongyang’s defense ministry strongly condemned the arrival of the USS Alexandria (SSN-757), a Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine from the U.S. Pacific Fleet to the base in Busan.
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