North Korea has denounced an agreement between Seoul and Washington to build nuclear-powered submarines, saying in a state media commentary that the deal would cause a "nuclear domino" effect. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/18/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-seoul-us-sub-nuclear/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #southkorea #submarines #nuclearweapons #defense #us
The U.S. wants South Korea to eventually deploy its newly approved nuclear-powered submarines to help counter China’s rapidly expanding fleet, calling it a responsibility expected of a key ally, a top U.S. admiral said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/16/asia-pacific/us-south-korea-submarine-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #submarines #china #usmilitary #pla #northkorea #us
The U.S. and South Korea are in private negotiations to jointly build nuclear-powered submarines for both navies, a potential major shift in their alliance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/14/asia-pacific/politics/us-south-korea-nuclear-submarines/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #us #southkorea #defense #submarines
Officials are likely to start discussions on possessing nuclear-powered submarines, whose ability to undertake long military operations secretly will help strengthen deterrence against China's maritime assertiveness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/10/japan/nuclear-sub-japan-discuss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #submarines #defense
South Korea's spy agency thinks there is a high possibility that North Korea and the United States will hold a summit, and has suggested that Pyongyang may pursue a meeting after March, a lawmaker has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/05/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-kim-trump-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #northkorea #us #kimjongun #donaldtrump #russiaukrainewar #russia #defense #submarines
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that Washington will share its closely held nuclear tech to allow Seoul to build nuclear-powered submarines in the United States, a move that could have implications for Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/asia-pacific/south-korea-us-nuclear-powered-submarines/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #us #southkorea #donaldtrump #nuclearenergy #submarines #asia #defense #leejaemyung #southkoreajapanrelations #nuclearweapons
An expert panel has called for Japan’s next-gen subs to be able to operate longer and strike targets from father away. Easier said than done, analysts say, amid an array of technical and political challenges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/japan/japan-nuclear-submarines-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sdf #defense #submarines #nuclearenergy #missiles #china #us #indopacific #pla
A Pentagon review of the AUKUS pact is a "brass-tack” evaluation of its affordability and whether the agreement fits with President Donald Trump’s foreign-policy priorities, a Defense Department nominee has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/08/asia-pacific/politics/pentagon-review-aukus-nominee/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #usmilitary #aukus #defense #us #uk #australia #congress #submarines
Australia will spend billions to upgrade shipyard facilities for a future fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, the government said Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/asia-pacific/politics/australia-aukus-submarine-shipyard/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #australia#aukus #us #submarines #donaldtrump #marcorubio#richardmarles
Russian officials urged caution about nuclear rhetoric in response responding to a statement by Donald Trump regarding U.S. nuclear submarines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/05/world/politics/kremlin-trump-submarine-nuclear/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #republicans #russia #vladimirputin #nuclearweapons #submarines
President Donald Trump said the U.S. is moving two nuclear submarines to respond to what he called "highly provocative statements” from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/02/world/politics/trump-us-nuclear-submarines-russia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #russia #russiaukrainewar #us #usmilitary #nuclearweapons #submarines
The United States has said it is aiming to complete a review of its AUKUS security partnership with Britain and Australia by the fall, buying Canberra more time to convince Washington of the pact's importance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/asia-pacific/politics/aukus-us-pentagon-review/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics#aukus #us #uk #australia #submarines #defense #elbridgecolby #defense #indopacific #china