US Guided-Missile Submarine Docks in South Korea for First Time in 6 Years

The USS Michigan was deployed after North Korea test fired two missiles

The guided-missile submarine USS Michigan arrives in Busan, South Korea, on April 25, 2017. The USS Michigan is in South Korea for a scheduled port visit while conducting routine patrols throughout the western Pacific. USN Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jermaine Ralliford via Getty Images

The United States on Friday sent a nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine to South Korea after North Korea’s recent ballistic missile launches, which landed within Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

The USS Michigan is the first nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine to dock in South Korea in nearly six years, Yonhap News Agency reported.