{"id":2106,"date":"2025-11-14T08:56:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T08:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=2106"},"modified":"2025-11-14T08:56:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T08:56:01","slug":"us-south-korea-to-move-forward-on-building-nuclear-powered-submarines-nuclear-weapons-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=2106","title":{"rendered":"US, South Korea to \u2018move forward\u2019 on building nuclear-powered submarines | Nuclear Weapons News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says the US supports Seoul\u2019s bid to secure uranium enrichment and spent nuclear fuel reprocessing capabilities.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 14 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">14 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>The United States and South Korea have released details of a trade agreement that includes a $150bn Korean investment in the US shipbuilding sector, and both countries agree to \u201cmove forward\u201d on building nuclear-powered submarines.<\/p>\n<p>Under the agreement, President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday that South Korea will build nuclear-powered submarines as part of a new partnership with Washington on shipbuilding, artificial intelligence and the nuclear industry.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>A fact sheet released by the White House said the US gave approval for Seoul to build nuclear-powered submarines and that South Korea will invest an additional $200bn in US industrial sectors in addition to the $150bn in shipbuilding.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea\u2019s official Yonhap news agency said Seoul\u2019s investment was in return for Washington\u2019s lowering of trade tariffs on Korean goods to 15 percent from 25 percent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the greatest variables for our economy and security \u2013 the bilateral negotiations on trade, tariffs and security \u2013 has been finalised,\u201d President Lee said at a news conference on Friday, adding the two countries had agreed to \u201cmove forward with building nuclear-powered submarines\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United States has given approval for the ROK [Republic of Korea] to build nuclear-powered attack submarines,\u201d Lee said.<\/p>\n<p>Seoul also secured \u201csupport for expanding our authority over uranium enrichment and spent-fuel reprocessing\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The joint fact sheet outlining the deal said both sides would \u201ccollaborate further through a shipbuilding working group\u201d to \u201cincrease the number of US commercial ships and combat-ready US military vessels \u201c.<\/p>\n<p>Yonhap also reported that South Korea is seeking to acquire \u201cfour or more 5,000-ton conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines by the mid-2030s \u201c.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea\u2019s development of nuclear-powered vessels would provide a significant boost to its naval and defence industries, allowing Seoul to join a select group of countries with such technological capabilities, analysts say.<\/p>\n<p>China had already voiced concern over a Washington-Seoul deal on nuclear submarine technology.<\/p>\n<p>Such a partnership \u201cgoes beyond a purely commercial partnership, directly touching on the global nonproliferation regime and the stability of the Korean Peninsula and the wider region,\u201d China\u2019s Ambassador in Seoul Dai Bing told reporters on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>North Korea did not immediately comment on the development, but is likely to respond. Pyongyang has consistently accused Washington and Seoul of building up military forces on the North\u2019s borders in preparation for an invasion one day.<\/p>\n<p>Details remain murky on where the nuclear submarines will be built.<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump said on social media last month that \u201cSouth Korea will be building its Nuclear Powered Submarine in the Philadelphia Shipyards, right here in the good ol\u2019 U.S.A\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>However, Seoul\u2019s national security adviser Wi Sung-lac said on Friday that \u201cfrom start to finish, the leaders\u2019 discussion proceeded on the premise that construction would take place in South Korea\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo the question of where construction will take place can now be considered settled,\u201d Wi said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says the US supports Seoul\u2019s bid to secure uranium enrichment and spent nuclear fuel reprocessing capabilities. 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