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South Korea, U.S. Begin Drill Under Nuke Test Cloud

South Korea and the U.S. launched a joint naval exercise involving a U.S. nuclear submarine Monday, as tensions rise on the Korean peninsula ahead of an expected nuclear test by North Korea.A defense ministry spokesman confirmed the three-day drill--condemned as a "war-mongering" exercise by North Korea--was underway in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) off the southeastern South Korean port of Pohang.Although South Korean military officials stressed the drill was scheduled before the North threatened to detonate its third nuclear device, the presence of the submarine has been seen as a warning to Pyongyang.The USS San Francisco, armed with Tomahawk cruise missiles, is joined in the drill by a 9,800-tons Aegis destroyer, the USS Shiloh."The exercise includes at-sea operating training, detecting and tracking a submarine, anti-air and anti-ship live fire training and anti-missile training," the Yonhap news agency quoted one military official as saying.The drill comes as the North has ramped up...

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