US, South Korea move toward nuclear-powered submarine cooperation 

South Korea’s push to acquire nuclear-powered submarines will contribute to the alliance with the US by boosting Seoul’s deterrence capabilities, Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said on Monday. Cho made the remarks during a breakfast meeting with the US Undersecretary of War for Policy, Elbridge Colby, Yonhap News Agency reported. Colby is visiting Seoul this week following the Pentagon’s release of a new National Defence Strategy, which includes its policy direction for the Korean Peninsula and other alliance issues.