Lee Jae-myung pledges to push for nuclear submarine against North Korean threats



News Lee Jae-myung pledges to push for nuclear submarine against North Korean threats Presidential candidate of South Korea’s ruling party also vows to complete OPCON transfer by end of his term Jeongmin Kim December 24, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON NK News \| Lee Jae-myung, Nov. 2021 South Korea could push to add nuclear-powered submarines to its naval fleet to defend against North Korean weapons threats, if progressive presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung wins in March. Announcing a series of national defense and security pledges on Friday, Lee suggested that Seoul could create similar conditions as those that enabled Canberra to sign the U.S.-U.K.-Australia nuclear pact (AUKUS) to acquire its first nuclear submarines. South Korea could push to add nuclear-powered submarines to its naval fleet to defend against North Korean weapons threats, if progressive presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung wins in March. Announcing a series of national defense and security pledges on Friday, Lee suggested that Seoul could create similar conditions as those that enabled Canberra to sign the U.S.-U.K.-Australia nuclear pact (AUKUS) to acquire its first nuclear submarines. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Lee Jae-myung pledges to push for nuclear submarine against North Korean threats

Presidential candidate of South Korea’s ruling party also vows to complete OPCON transfer by end of his term

Jeongmin Kim December 24, 2021

Lee Jae-myung pledges to push for nuclear submarine against North Korean threats

NK News | Lee Jae-myung, Nov. 2021

South Korea could push to add nuclear-powered submarines to its naval fleet to defend against North Korean weapons threats, if progressive presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung wins in March.

Announcing a series of national defense and security pledges on Friday, Lee suggested that Seoul could create similar conditions as those that enabled Canberra to sign the U.S.-U.K.-Australia nuclear pact (AUKUS) to acquire its first nuclear submarines.

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