South Korea, US, Japan Hold Anti-Submarine Drills to Counter North Korea Threats

Crews on the flight deck of the USS Nimitz, off the coast of Busan, South Korea, on March 27, 2023. Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool via Reuters

The navies of South Korea, the United States, and Japan started two days of anti-submarine exercises on Monday to better counter North Korea’s evolving nuclear and missile capabilities, South Korea’s defense ministry said.

The drills are being staged in international waters off South Korea’s southern island of Jeju, involving a U.S. carrier strike group led by USS Nimitz, which had arrived in the southeastern city of Busan last week.