TOKYO -- In the coming days, a U.S. nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) is expected to make a port call in South Korea for the first time since 1981.
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The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) departs Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in Washington state in June 2021. It is expected to make a port call in South Korea this month. © U.S. Navy
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