Overview
- A joint note records U.S. consent for South Korea to construct nuclear-powered attack submarines and confirms the agreement is finalized.
- Seoul secured U.S. support to expand its authority on uranium enrichment and spent-fuel reprocessing under the pact.
- The countries will continue cooperation through a bilateral shipbuilding working group to increase the number of U.S. commercial and military vessels ready for combat.
- South Korea committed to purchase $25 billion in U.S. military equipment by 2030 and to provide $33 billion in comprehensive support for U.S. forces in Korea.
- Confusion over the construction site followed a post by President Donald Trump naming Philadelphia, while South Korea's national security adviser said talks assumed domestic construction and called the issue settled.