At a time when the situation on the peninsula was sensitive, British nuclear submarines docked at the port of Busan in South Korea

The Paper's reporter Nan Boyi

"Alert" nuclear submarine.

The British Navy's HMS Alert arrives in South Korea.

According to Yonhap News Agency on August 12, the South Korean Navy reported on the 12th that a nuclear submarine "Alert" in the British Navy's "Queen Elizabeth" aircraft carrier strike group arrived at the port of the Busan Naval Combat Command on the morning of the 11th.

According to the report, according to the South Korean authorities are testing all crew members for the new crown virus, the submarine will load military supplies in Busan, check equipment and so on. The recent arrival of the Aircraft Carrier Queen Elizabeth on Guam is expected to arrive at the Busan Naval Base at the end of the month.

"Alert" is the third boat of the "alert" class of a new generation of attack nuclear submarines developed and built by the United Kingdom, with an underwater displacement of more than 7400 tons, using advanced nuclear reactors and pump-jet propulsion systems, the silent performance is better than the previous generation of "Trafalgar" class, can carry torpedoes, anti-ship missiles, ground attack cruise missiles and other weapons, with the ability to deal with underwater, surface and land targets.

The British Navy plans to build seven Astute-class nuclear submarines, the first of which entered service in 2010 and four of which are currently in service, with the fifth Launching in April.

The "Alert" nuclear submarine carries out Asia-Pacific cruise operations with the "Queen Elizabeth" aircraft carrier strike group to provide underwater escort for the carrier strike group.

Previously, North Korea has repeatedly condemned the docking of US nuclear submarines in South Korean ports, so the docking of British nuclear submarines in South Korea has also aroused concern. On June 16, 2016, a spokesman for North Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement condemning the first U.S. nuclear submarine, the Mississippi, into the Port of Busan, South Korea. The spokesman said that the deployment of various strategic assets by the United States on the Korean Peninsula and its surroundings has pushed the already unstable situation on the peninsula into an even more uncontrollable state.

Recently, the ROK and the DPRK have once again debated over the issue of joint military exercises held by the ROK and the United States.

Kim Yo-jong, vice minister of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, issued a statement on August 10 condemning the joint military exercise held by the ROK and the United States, and said that the ROK-US joint military exercise "is an unwelcome act of self-destruction that will certainly pay a price, threaten the security of our people, and make the situation on the Korean Peninsula more turbulent."

On August 11, the South Korean government issued a statement condemning the joint military exercise held by south Korea and the United States, saying that increasing tensions on the Korean Peninsula would not benefit either side, and urged the North Korean side to restart dialogue as soon as possible.

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