South Korea will likely have nuclear-powered submarines in the water before Australia does, despite starting four years later than the AUKUS deal.
That’s the opinion of defence analysts in response to the Oct. 30 announcement by the Trump administration to support South Korea’s acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines.
This came after South Korean President Lee Jae Myung told Trump that Seoul’s diesel-powered submarine fleet has limited underwater navigation capabilities, restricting their ability to track North Korean or Chinese Communist Party submarines.
“With industrial heavyweights like Hanwha and Samsung leading the effort, I think Korea’s progress will be remarkably swift,” says Lincoln Parker, the former chair of the Liberal Party’s Defence and National Security Policy Branch, in an interview with The Epoch Times….
South Korea Could Get Nuclear Subs 10 Years Earlier Than Australia: Analysts
