Trump's approval for Korea's nuclear sub could lower US bar for discussions on sensitive nuclear energy issues

Trump's approval for Korea's nuclear sub could lower US bar for discussions on sensitive nuclear energy issues

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump's recent approval for the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine for South Korea will set the stage for the allies' discussions on sensitive nuclear energy issues and could lower Washington's "institutional" and "psychological" bar on those issues, an expert said Friday. Kim Heung-kyu, the president of the Plaza Project, a nonprofit research organization, made the remarks in a press meeting as South …