A nuclear-powered submarine of the US is participating in a naval drill in South Korea amid rising tensions in the Korean peninsula sparked by North Korea's reported move to carry out a nuclear test.
The USS San Francisco (SSN-711), a Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine, has already arrived at the South Korean port city Jinhae, 410 kms from the capital Seoul.
Besides the submarine, two other American warships, equipped with missiles and torpedoes, have arrived in the nearby port city of Busan.
The vessels will take part in a joint naval drill by South Korea and the US. South Korea will be employing ten warships in the drill.
South Korea has said that the exercise was previously scheduled and is not a response to North Korea's recent threats.
However, officials are tight-lipped about details of the proposed drill. All that they have said is that the exercise is aimed at testing the combat readiness of both the countries.
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