In a display of apparent protest over the arrival of a nuclear-armed United States submarine at a South Korean port, North Korea fired several cruise missiles towards the sea to the west of the Korean Peninsula, as confirmed by South Korea’s military. This marks the second missile launch in response to the presence of the USS Kentucky, a US nuclear-armed submarine, at the port.
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According to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the missile launches were detected at around 4 am local time on Saturday, with surveillance and vigilance being heightened by South Korea’s military. The country is closely cooperating with the United States while maintaining a firm readiness posture, as reported by South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency.
