"President Lee Jae Myung stressed to Trump in their Wednesday meeting that the goal was to modernize the alliance with the U.S., noting plans to increase military spending to reduce the financial burden on America. The South Korean leader said there might have been a misunderstanding when they last spoke in August about nuclear-powered submarines, saying that his government was looking for nuclear fuel rather than weapons."
"Diesel-powered submarines have to surface regularly to recharge their batteries. But nuclear-powered submarines have superior endurance and can stay submerged for a significantly longer period. Trump said in a separate post that the country would build its nuclear-powered submarine in the Philly Shipyard, which was bought last year by South Korea's Hanwha Group. It was unclear what the size or cost of the sub project would be,"
The United States will share closely held technology to enable South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine. South Korea aims to modernize its alliance with the U.S. and plans to increase military spending to reduce America's financial burden. South Korea seeks nuclear fuel for submarine propulsion rather than weapons. Diesel-powered submarines face limitations tracking other submarines because they must surface to recharge batteries; nuclear-powered submarines offer much greater endurance and prolonged submerged operations. Plans include building the submarine at the Philly Shipyard, owned by South Korea's Hanwha Group. U.S. nuclear submarine technology remains highly sensitive and tightly guarded.
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