Most of China's submarine fleet is diesel-electric, but Beijing is ramping up production of nuclear-powered classes.

U.S. President Donald Trump has given the green light for Korea to build nuclear-powered submarines, a move that could mark a historic leap in the country's naval ambitions — with Hanwha Philly ...

Prime Minister Kim Min-seok called on U.S. Vice President JD Vance to work together to swiftly implement bilateral agreements ...

China now operates 59 submarines, compared to the US Navy’s 71—but it has expressed the clear intention to catch up.

South Korea's government has announced that it has finalised an agreement to build nuclear-powered submarines in partnership with the United States. The US has approved the "attack submarines" and ...

SEOUL (Reuters) -The South Korean-owned Philly Shipyard in the United States does not currently have the capability to build a nuclear-powered submarine, Prime Minister Kim Min-seok said on ‌Thursday ...

North Korea sees America as “a springboard” for South Korea’s rise as a “quasi-nuclear weapon state” by supporting construction of the South’s first nuclear submarine. Pyongyang’s Korean Central News ...

February 13, 2026: Last year, after two months of effort, North Korea managed to salvage the Kang Kon, its second Choe Hyon-class DDGHM destroyer. The destroyer was declared operational on June 5th.

The mystique of nuclear-powered submarines has been captured by at least half a dozen popular Hollywood films. Some have centered on the drama of undersea warfare and the risk of global nuclear ...

North Korea on Thursday showcased what appeared to be significant progress on a nuclear-powered submarine, with state media releasing new images as leader Kim Jong Un criticized South Korea’s parallel ...

In this undated photo provided Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un inspects a nuclear-powered submarine under construction at an undisclosed location in ...