GYEONGJU, South Korea -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday morning he would permit South Korea to build nuclear-powered submarines, a potentially significant departure from the countries' longstanding defense arrangement.
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The South Korean navy's Shin Chae-ho, a KSS-III Dosan Ahn Changho class submarine, during a fleet review to mark the 80th anniversary of the navy's founding, in the waters off Busan on Sept. 26. South Korea's new subs will be built in the U.S. East Coast city of Philadelphia. © Reuters
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