(LEAD) nuclear group-submarine (LEAD) Nuclear-capable USS Kentucky ballistic missile submarine arrives in Busan: defense ministry(ATTN: ADDS more remarks by U.S. military in paras 9-10)By Chae Yun-hwan SEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. nuclear-capable ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) arrived in South Korea on Tuesday for the first time in more than four decades, in a clear display of Washington's commitment to the defense of its ally, Seoul's defense ministry said. The nuclear-powered USS Kentucky entered a key naval base in Busan, 320 kilometers southeast of Seoul, after Washington pledged to send an SSBN to the country in a joint declaration adopted by President Yoon Suk Yeol and U.

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