South Korea’s presidential chief of staff said on Nov. 3 that the country’s pursuit of nuclear-powered submarines is “not to generate more of an arms race.”
Kang Hoon-Sik told reporters that the move is “the result of persuading China and the U.S. that North Korea has announced [its own] nuclear submarines and we need to prepare correspondingly.”
On Oct. 29, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States will share sensitive nuclear propulsion technology to allow its ally to build its own nuclear-powered submarines, in order to be prepared to counter regional threats.
The announcement followed a summit between Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung….
Pursuit of Nuclear-Powered Submarines Not Intended to Drive Arms Race, South Korea Says
