{"id":1298,"date":"2026-06-01T22:48:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/?p=1298"},"modified":"2026-06-01T22:48:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:18:23","slug":"after-china-india-south-korea-set-to-become-third-asian-and-seventh-global-nuclear-submarine-operator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/after-china-india-south-korea-set-to-become-third-asian-and-seventh-global-nuclear-submarine-operator\/","title":{"rendered":"After China &amp; India, South Korea Set to Become Third Asian \u2014 and Seventh Global \u2014 Nuclear Submarine Operator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>New Delhi ( The Indian View team) : <\/strong>The Republic of Korea (South Korea) Ministry of National Defense (MND) released the \u201cBasic Plan for the Development of the Republic of Korea Nuclear-Powered Submarine\u201d this week. The project has been officially named Jangbogo N, with the \u201cN\u201d referring to \u201cnext-generation\u201d and \u201cnuclear-powered,\u201d according to local reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If successful, South Korea would become only the third Asian country to operate nuclear-powered submarines, after China and India, and only the seventh worldwide<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The development of a nuclear submarine that can remain submerged for months without refueling ushers in a new era of South Korean power projection in the hotly contested Indo-Pacific region. The Ministry of National Defense has announced that the first nuclear-powered submarine will be built by the mid-2030s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the first official road map outlining how Korea will systemically develop and acquire a nuclear-powered submarine capability,\u201d South Korean Minister of National Defense Ahn Gyu-back stated while presenting the nuke-sub development plan during the inaugural meeting of the Future Defense Strategy Committee, held at the submarine command in Jinhae, Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) already operates a large number of diesel-electric submarines, including the KSS-I, KSS-II, and KSS-III, the latter of which is an indigenous design that has recently been promoted for export.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi ( The Indian View team) : The Republic of Korea (South Korea) Ministry of National Defense (MND) released the \u201cBasic Plan for the Development of the Republic of Korea Nuclear-Powered Submarine\u201d this week. 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