South Korea Announces Plan to Build Domestic Nuclear Attack Boat
South Korea will build a new class of nuclear-powered attack boats to counter North Korea’s growing missile submarine threat, Seoul announced Tuesday. The nuclear submarines “will be developed and constructed entirely within the Republic of Korea,” reads a Ministry of National Defense document published Tuesday as part of the announcement that details the Republic of Korea’s Nuclear-powered Submarine Initiative. The formal announcement of a homegrown nuclear attack boat follows last fall’s approval from Washington to support South Korea’s desire for nuclear fuel. South Korea needs U.S. support to acquire fuel for the boats based on the 2015 Atomic Energy Peaceful
South Korea will build a new class of nuclear-powered attack boats to counter North Korea’s growing missile submarine threat, Seoul announced Tuesday. The nuclear submarines “will be developed and constructed entirely within the Republic of Korea,” reads a Ministry of National Defense document published Tuesday as part of the announcement that details the Republic of Korea’s Nuclear-powered Submarine Initiative. The formal announcement of a homegrown nuclear attack boat follows last fall’s approval from Washington to support South Korea’s desire for nuclear fuel. South Korea needs U.S. support to acquire fuel for the boats based on the 2015 Atomic Energy Peaceful
