US EditionUS Will Share Tech to Let South Korea Build a Nuclear-Powered Submarine, Trump Says
- U.S. President Donald Trump stated he approved South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine during his Asia trip.
- Trump stated that South Korea agreed to purchase large amounts of U.S. oil and gas.
- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung sought U.S. consent to reprocess nuclear fuel for submarines.
- Trump indicated that he provided approval for South Korea to transition from diesel to nuclear-powered submarines, highlighting the advantages of nuclear submarines over diesel-powered options.
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By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN - President Donald Trump said in a social media post Wednesday that he has given South Korea the "green light" to build a nuclear submarine. "Our Military Alliance is stronger than ever and, based on that, I have given them approval to build a nuclear submarine, instead of the old, and far less agile, diesel submarines they have now," the president wrote on Truth Social. In a subsequent social media post, the presiden…
Trump Says US to Share Nuclear-Powered Submarine Tech With South Korea
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the United States will share sensitive nuclear propulsion technology with South Korea so the U.S. ally can build a nuclear-powered submarine to counter regional threats, such as from China and North Korea. The announcement was made via posts Trump made to Truth Social after a summit with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. In addition to the nuclear technology sharing, the leaders discussed modern…
Big comeback: Trump says Seoul to build nuclear-powered submarine in Philadelphia
President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he approved South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine in Philadelphia, calling it a major defense and trade breakthrough during his Asia trip.
This opens the legal way for Seoul to operate such a fleet to enable it to cope with North Korea's superiority in this field in the environment of the Korean peninsula Read
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