S Korea, U.S. hold naval drill under nuclear test cloud

SEOUL — South Korea and the United States launched a joint naval exercise involving a U.S. nuclear submarine Monday, as tensions rise on the Korean peninsula ahead of an expected nuclear test by North Korea.

A defense ministry spokesman confirmed the three-day drill—condemned as a “warmongering” exercise by North Korea—was underway in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) off the southeastern South Korean port of Pohang.
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