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FRESH: US submarine arrives in South Korea amid fear of North Korean missile test

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A US submarine has arrived in South Korea, amid worries of another North Korean missile or nuclear test.

The missile-armed USS Michigan is set to join an incoming group of warships led by aircraft carrier Carl Vinson.

North Korea is celebrating its army’s 85th founding anniversary on Tuesday. Reports suggest it has marked the event with its “largest ever firing drill”.

Tensions have risen on the Korean peninsula in recent weeks, as US and North Korea exchange heated rhetoric.

Experts fear Pyongyang could be planning more tests – it has marked some key anniversaries in the past with nuclear tests or missile launches.

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However, South Korea’s defence ministry said “no unusual development had been detected”.

Instead, the North conducted a large live-fire drill to mark its military anniversary, South Korean news agency Yonhap said, citing a government source.

North Korea conducted a failed ballistic missile test on 16 April, prompting US Vice-President Mike Pence to warn it not to “test” President Donald Trump.

The entire US Senate has been asked to attend a briefing on North Korea on Wednesday at the White House.

The USS Michigan docked at South Korea’s Busan port on Tuesday, in what it called a routine visit. It is a nuclear-powered submarine carrying 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles and 60 special operations troops and mini-subs, reported the South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo.

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Credit: BBC

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