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June 02, 2015

S. Korea, US stage major joint anti-submarine exercise
Seoul (AFP) June 1, 2015
South Korea and the United States kicked off a major anti-submarine drill on Monday, weeks after North Korea claimed it had successfully tested a submarine-launched ballistic missile. The three-day exercise, aimed at tackling provocations by North Korean submarines, is being conducted off the southern island of Jeju, the South's defence ministry said. "This is the largest joint anti-submarine exercise the allies have ever staged, in terms of its scale and the number of vessels involved," a minis ... read more

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