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US doubtful it could help S. Korea on nuclear-powered subs
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-doubtful-it-could-help-s-korea-nuclear-powered-subs-2024-06-01/US doubtful it could help S. Korea on nuclear-powered subs
By Reuters
May 31, 2024 11:19 PM EDT Updated 7 hours ago
SINGAPORE, June 1 (Reuters) - The United States is unlikely to help South Korea build nuclear-powered submarines at the moment, as it is stretched by AUKUS commitments to Australia, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said at the Shangri-La security dialogue in Singapore.
In 2021 the United States signed the AUKUS pact with Britain and Australia to share nuclear-powered submarine technology and to sell at least three Virginia-class boats to Australia in the 2030s.
Several other allies, including South Korea, have expressed interest in involvement.
Asked on Saturday at the security summit how he would respond to a direct South Korean request for help obtaining nuclear submarines, Austin said it would be "very, very difficult" for Washington to accommodate that "on top of what we do right now".
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By Reuters
May 31, 2024 11:19 PM EDT Updated 7 hours ago
SINGAPORE, June 1 (Reuters) - The United States is unlikely to help South Korea build nuclear-powered submarines at the moment, as it is stretched by AUKUS commitments to Australia, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said at the Shangri-La security dialogue in Singapore.
In 2021 the United States signed the AUKUS pact with Britain and Australia to share nuclear-powered submarine technology and to sell at least three Virginia-class boats to Australia in the 2030s.
Several other allies, including South Korea, have expressed interest in involvement.
Asked on Saturday at the security summit how he would respond to a direct South Korean request for help obtaining nuclear submarines, Austin said it would be "very, very difficult" for Washington to accommodate that "on top of what we do right now".
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