US to Deploy Nuclear-Armed Submarines, to South Korea.<br />NBC reports that for the first time <br />in decades, the United States will send <br />nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea.<br />According to U.S. officials, the decision is part of <br />a new agreement meant to show Washington's <br />continued commitment to defending Seoul. .<br />According to U.S. officials, the decision is part of <br />a new agreement meant to show Washington's <br />continued commitment to defending Seoul. .<br />Senior Biden administration officials say <br />the move is intended to make U.S. deterrence <br />against North Korea "more visible.".<br />The plan also includes a U.S. promise to give <br />South Korea a greater role in any response <br />that would follow a potential nuclear attack.<br />Officials said that U.S. President Joe Biden <br />and his South Korean counterpart, Yoon Suk Yeol, <br />will unveil the new plan in Washington on April 26.<br />Officials said that U.S. President Joe Biden <br />and his South Korean counterpart, Yoon Suk Yeol, <br />will unveil the new plan in Washington on April 26.<br />The declaration will also take steps to improve joint<br />training, information sharing and military drills for<br />“deterring and defending” against North Korea.<br />The declaration will also take steps to improve joint<br />training, information sharing and military drills for<br />“deterring and defending” against North Korea.<br />NBC reports that Jeffrey Lewis, a nuclear expert at <br />the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, claims the <br />announcement is meant to "reassure the South Korean public.".<br />Earlier in April, North Korea conducted its first launch of a <br />solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile, which analysts <br />claim shows advances in the country's nuclear arsenal.<br />On April 24, Yoon arrived in Washington for <br />a six-day visit to mark the 70th anniversary of <br />the alliance between the U.S. and South Korea.<br />On April 24, Yoon arrived in Washington for <br />a six-day visit to mark the 70th anniversary of <br />the alliance between the U.S. and South Korea.<br />Later this month, the U.S., South Korea <br />and Japan are scheduled to hold <br />trilateral defense talks in Washington.
