South Korea deems building nuclear submarine at home 'reasonable'


FILE PHOTO: From left, Canadian National Defence Minister David McGuinty, South Korea Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Hahnwa Group Vice-Chariman Kim Dong Kwan speak amongst themselves after touring a submarine at the Hanwha Ocean Shipyard in Geoje Island, South Korea, Thursday Oct. 30, 2025. - The Canadian Press via AP

SEOUL: South Korea's defence minister thinks building a nuclear-powered submarine at home would be "reasonable", the department told AFP Thursday (Nov 6), a week after US President Donald Trump said it would be made in the United States.

Trump had announced that South Korea would build the submarine in a Philadelphia shipyard "right here in the good ol' USA", where the nuclear technology is among the most sensitive and tightly guarded military secrets.

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