Posted on 10/30/2025 8:59:52 PM PDT by Red Badger
Hopefully this doesn’t backfire.
President Trump on Wednesday announced the United States will share “nuclear propulsion technologies” with South Korea.
The move by Trump is quite historic considering the United States has only shared the technology with the U.K. and Australia.
Politico reported more details on South Korea obtaining the new nuclear technologies:
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his administration will share nuclear propulsion technologies with South Korea to allow its navy to build at least one nuclear-powered submarine.
Trump made the major announcement a day after finalizing an agreement that calls for South Korea to invest $350 billion in the U.S. economy as part of a wider trade pact with Seoul.
The U.S. has shared nuclear propulsion know-how with only the U.K., and most recently, Australia as part of the 2021 AUKUS agreement that will see the two countries help Australia build a new class of nuclear-powered subs. The sensitive technology has been a closely held secret for decades, but the threat of China’s military buildup in the region has led allies to look to buy more advanced weaponry from the United States.
In a social media post, Trump said the submarine will be built at Hanwha Philly Shipyard, a commercial yard purchased by a South Korean company in 2024. The shipyard is not currently equipped to handle nuclear material or build military ships, given that it’s a strictly commercial facility.
“As President Trump and President Lee make shipbuilding a central plank in the U.S.-Korea alliance, Hanwha stands ready to support with our advanced shipbuilding scale,” said Alex Wong, Hanwha’s chief strategy officer, in a statement.
The move by Trump comes a day before he announced the United States will begin nuclear weapons testing operations, per USA Today:
President Donald Trump announced on Oct. 29 that the United States will “immediately” resume nuclear weapons tests, a move he said is needed to ensure the country keeps up with its rival nuclear powers.
In a Truth Social post, Trump touted progress made on nuclear weapons modernization during his first term. But he warned that China’s nuclear weapons buildup will place Beijing’s arsenal on equal footing with the United States and Russia “within 5 years.”
“Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis,” Trump said. “That process will begin immediately.”
Asked by a reporter on Air Force One on his way back to Washington from South Korea on Oct. 30 if the world was entering a more risky environment when it comes to nuclear issues, Trump said he didn’t think so.
“I think we have it pretty well locked up,” Trump explained. “But I see them testing. I say, well, they’re going to test, I guess we have to test.”
Trump said he’d like to see a “de-nuclearization,” adding that it would be a “tremendous thing.”
“And it’s something we are actually talking to Russia about that and China would be added to that,” he said.
um 🫤 the current government is very Left and pro-North (Korea)…AND pro-China
What’s the lead time on one of these?
Seoul will get a nuclear submarine
a nuclear submarine
a nuclear submarine
For South Korea? Probably a week...................
Kim Chee recipes...................
Building a nuclear-powered submarine typically takes 6 to 10 years from the start of construction (steel cutting or keel laying) to delivery and commissioning, depending on the class, country, shipyard efficiency, supply chain issues, and whether it’s a first-of-class (with design/testing delays) or follow-on boat.
It's very nice.
Seoul will get a nuclear submarine
a nuclear submarine
a nuclear submarine
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Outstanding!
Let’s do the same for Taiwan!
Even trade for the cool crown he got.
The easiest solution for the US to the Chinese nuke buildup and attempt to annex the South China Sea would be to sell Tridents to SK and Japan.
Man six months deployed on that Kimchee smelling tub would be really disagreeable.
Nuclear subs do not exhibit backfire. ;-D
Does this mean that South Korea has agreed to get rid of their caste system and adopt English as their primary language? The language adaptation is required in order to dissolve the caste system.
Not wise, as also, NK has many spies. Meanwhile, the United States has only shared the technology with the U.K. and Australia, which governments are also Left. "Australia’s right-wing Liberal Party is in freefall," while Labor, "loathed by the Right," won in 2025. 0 https://jacobin.com/2025/04/australia-liberal-party-dutton-trump
The Labor Party is a center-left political party focused on social democracy, workers' rights, and government intervention to support the vulnerable, while the Liberal Party is a center-right party that emphasizes individual freedom, lower taxes, and less government regulation.
A nuclear sub or a tv?
Kim Jong Un is going to go ballistic.
I meant that literally.
Seems like diesel boats are more appropriate for that part of the world. Just sayin
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