Rand Issues Commentary: Why Korea's Nuclear-Powered Submarine Matters to U.S. Strategy
February 13, 2026
February 13, 2026
SANTA MONICA, California, Feb. 13 -- Rand issued the following commentary on Feb. 12, 2026, by senior management scientist Brian Persons, Miyeon Oh, senior security and defense researcher, and Daniel Justice, U.S. Navy military fellow:
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Why Korea's Nuclear-Powered Submarine Matters to U.S. Strategy
South Korea, one of the world's most advanced shipbuilding nations, doesn't yet operate a nuclear-powered submarine. That could be about to c . . .
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Why Korea's Nuclear-Powered Submarine Matters to U.S. Strategy
South Korea, one of the world's most advanced shipbuilding nations, doesn't yet operate a nuclear-powered submarine. That could be about to c . . .