South Korea, US, Japan To Hold Anti-Submarine Drills As North Korea Vows To Expand Arsenal

<p>The navies of South Korea, the US, and Japan are all set to hold two days of anti-submarine exercises starting from Monday in order to counter the evolving nuclear and missile capabilities of North Korea, South Korea&rsquo;s defence ministry said, as reported by the news agency Reuters.</p> <p>The drills will take place in international waters off South Korea&rsquo;s southern Island of Jeju, involving a US carrier strike group led by USS Nimitz, which arrived last week in the southeastern city of Busan. According to Reuters, the drills came after North Korea unveiled new, smaller nuclear warheads last week and vowed to produce more weapons-grade nuclear materials to expand its arsenal.</p> <p>According to the ministry, The trilateral drills which will take place this week will use a mobile anti-submarine warfare training target to improve the capabilities needed to detect, track and destroy underwater threats coming from North Korea, as reported by Reuters. These countries last held anti-submarine drills in September amid North Korea&rsquo;s unprecedented number of missile tests.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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