![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/us-deploys-nuke-armed-submarine-to-north-koreas-doorstep-for-the-first-time-in-40-years-as-they-plan-for-nuclear-war/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/newspress-collage-23090987-1689678405633.jpg&description=DEFCON-UN US deploys nuke-armed submarine to North Korea's doorstep for the first time in 40 years as they 'plan for nuclear war' AMERICA has deployed a nuke-armed submarine to North Korea's doorstep for the first time in 40 years amid fears of a nuclear war. Washington and South Korea have ramped up defence talks after Kim Jong-un fired his most powerful ballistic missile yet last week. 5 The USS Kentucky arriving at a naval base in Busan, South Korea Credit: MC2 Samantha Oblander 5 Kim Jong-un fired his most powerful ballistic missile yet last week Credit: EPA 5 Kim Jong-un watching the test firing of a new intercontinental ballistic missile Credit: AFP The allies are staging joint war drills with advanced stealth jets and US strategic assets as tensions mount in the region. And for the first time since the 1980s, a US nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine arrived in South Korea on Tuesday. Seoul confirmed the 18,750-tonne USS Kentucky entered a key naval base in Busan - 320 kilometres southeast of Seoul. The 170-metre long USS Kentucky is one of the largest nuke-capable ballistic missile submarines in the world - and can carry more than 20 Trident-II ballistic missiles. Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup said the deployment demonstrates a united force against Kim Jong-un. "To North Korea, it shows the overwhelming capabilities and posture of the alliance, while it demonstrates the solid combined defence posture of South Korea and the United States to our people and the international community," he said. The move came as the US and South Korea held their first meeting of the Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) in Seoul - aimed at "bolstering nuclear deterrence against North Korea". White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell told reporters: "As we speak, an American nuclear submarine is making port in Busan today. "That's the first visit of an American nuclear submarine in decades." The last time Washington deployed a nuclear-capable submarine to South Korea wa){kind=link}
AMERICA has deployed a nuke-armed submarine to North Korea’s doorstep for the first time in 40 years amid fears of a nuclear war.
Washington and South Korea have ramped up defence talks after Kim Jong-un fired his most powerful ballistic missile yet last week.
The allies are staging joint war drills with advanced stealth jets and US strategic assets as tensions mount in the region.
And for the first time since the 1980s, a US nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine arrived in South Korea on Tuesday.
Seoul confirmed the 18,750-tonne USS Kentucky entered a key naval base in Busan – 320 kilometres southeast of Seoul.