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| The USS Springfield nuclear-powered fast attack submarine arrives at a naval base in South Korea's southern port city of Busan in this photo provided by the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Feb. 25. Yonhap |
A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine has arrived in South Korea for a scheduled visit, the U.S. Pacific Fleet said Saturday, in an apparent show of force and a warning to North Korea against provocations.
The 6,000-ton Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Springfield docked at a naval base in the southern port city of Busan for a "scheduled port visit," it said in a social media post, without revealing the timing of the arrival.
The USS Springfield, deployed to Guam, "routinely operates in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, conducting maritime security operations and supporting national security interests," the post read.
The U.S. Pacific Fleet disclosed photos of the naval vessel hanging the national flags of the allies on the wall of the conning tower and crew members of the South Korean Navy welcoming the arrival.
The rare disclosure of the submarine's deployment to the South appears intended to send a stern warning to North Korea following repeated missile provocations.
North Korea has strongly protested the U.S. deployment of its strategic assets to the Korean Peninsula and the allies' combined exercises. (Yonhap)
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| The USS Springfield nuclear-powered fast attack submarine arrives at a naval base in South Korea's southern port city of Busan in this photo provided by the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Feb. 25. Yonhap |
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| The USS Springfield nuclear-powered fast attack submarine arrives at a naval base in South Korea's southern port city of Busan in this photo provided by the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Feb. 25. Yonhap |
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