Trump: South Korea will build nuclear-powered sub in U.S.

By Nick Wilson / October 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
President Trump said South Korea will build a nuclear-powered submarine in Philadelphia and indicated the United States will share closely guarded technical information on nuclear propulsion with its Indo-Pacific ally. “South Korea will be building its Nuclear Powered Submarine in the Philadelphia Shipyards, right here in the good ol’ U.S.A. Shipbuilding in our Country will soon be making a BIG COMEBACK,” Trump posted on social media Wednesday after meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. Though Trump did not...

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