Trump Gives Legs to South Korea’s Dream for Nuclear-Powered Subs

For decades, Washington blocked Seoul’s desire for the attack submarines over concerns about nuclear proliferation. President Trump reversed that policy last month, but left key questions unresolved.

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Trump and Xi Ease Off the Trade War, but New Nuclear Threat Brings a Chill

The two leaders reached an agreement on fentanyl, some tariffs and rare earths, at least for a year. But even as the global trade picture cleared a little, Mr. Trump spurred new worries about nuclear proliferation.

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Drug-Smuggling Submarines on Display at Latin American Naval Base

A display of confiscated vessels at a naval base in Ecuador offers a peek at why drug smuggling is so hard to stop.

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To Counter China’s Hold on Rare Minerals, Trump Turns to Australia

The United States hopes to become less dependent on China by increasing access to mineral-rich countries. Rare earth metals are vital to an array of modern industries.

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Faulty Engineering Among Causes of Titan Submersible Implosion, NTSB Concludes

Federal investigators blamed experimental designs, undetected damage and construction flaws for the death of all five people aboard the submersible headed to the Titanic wreckage.

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Russia Welcomes Trump’s Blessing of Proposal to Extend Caps on Nuclear Weapons

President Trump said a Russian proposal to extend by one year the limits on long-range nuclear weapons sounded “like a good idea to me.”

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How a Top Secret SEAL Team 6 Mission Into North Korea Fell Apart

The 2019 operation, greenlit by President Trump, sought a strategic edge. It left unarmed North Koreans dead.

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Titan Submersible Deaths Were Preventable, Coast Guard Report Says

The 2023 disaster killed five people who were on a dive to the wreckage of the Titanic, prompting a sprawling search of the north Atlantic Ocean.

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Russian Nuclear Submarine Base Was Damaged in Earthquake, Satellite Images Show

The Rybachiy base, which hosts nuclear-powered submarines from Russia’s Pacific Fleet, lies in a cove about 80 miles from the powerful earthquake that struck near the Kamchatka peninsula last week.

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Trump Says He Ordered Nuclear Submarines Repositioned After Threats From Medvedev

In a social media post, the president described the move as a deterrent prompted by threats by a former Russian leader. It is unclear if any submarines did actually change position.

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