US to Aid South Korea in Building Nuclear Submarines
The South Korean government announced that the United States will help South Korea build nuclear-powered strategic submarines at a shipyard in Philadelphia run by South Korean conglomerate Hanwha. According to the details, South Korea already possesses about 20 submarines. However, all of them are diesel-propelled. Till now, only six countries currently possess nuclear-powered strategic submarines. They include the US, China, Russia, the UK, France and India.
