Korea, US agree nuclear subs would serve as key alliance capability: official

Korea and the United States share the view that nuclear submarines, which Seoul is seeking to develop, would serve as a key alliance capability for the two countries, a foreign ministry official said Tuesday. "The two countries share the view that our nuclear submarines would be an important alliance capability that would enable Korea to play a leading role in the defense of the Korean Peninsula," the official told reporters Tuesday. The official made the remarks following inaugural bilateral talks on nuclear cooperation held in Seoul last week, where the two sides discussed Korea's envisioned nuclear submarine program. Korea is pushing to build conventionally armed nuclear submarines following security agreements reached in a summit between President Lee Jae Myung and U.S. President Donald Trump in October. During last week's two-day consultations, Korea shared detailed plans for the program, including a basic development blueprint, according to the official. "We explained that the submarines would be built using our own technology, and the U.S. side understood it that way," the officialWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times