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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

North Korea vows to ‘punish provokers’ after US submarine docks in South

North Korea has accused the US of engaging in a "hostile military act" and posing a "grave security threat" to the country by sending a nuclear submarine to a South Korean port.

The USS Alexandria entered the Busan port on Monday for supplies and rest for its crew, South Korea’s defence ministry said, adding that the docking would allow the navies of the two countries to promote combined defence posture.

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