Daily Discussion - December 3, 2024

بايدن يرسل غواصات نووية إلى كوريا الجنوبية في عام 2023

In 2023 the U.S. deployed nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea for the first time in decades — part of a new agreement that will signal Washington's commitment to defend Seoul against rising nuclear threats from North Korea, U.S. officials said.

President Yoon, who has now seized dictatorial power, came to Washington, DC and serenaded the distinguished guests with a rendition of the song "American Pie."

The plan to dock the ballistic missile submarines in South Korea, which hasn't happened since the 1980s, headlines an effort to make U.S. deterrence against Kim Jong…  اقرأ أكثر Un's regime "more visible," senior administration officials said. The U.S. will also vow to give its ally a greater role in any response to a potential nuclear attack.

يعلن الرئيس الكوري الجنوبي فرضية القانون العسكري لسحق "التمرد"

South Korea’s national assembly has voted to block president Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law, as lawmakers and the head of state wrestle for control of the country.

In a televised address on Tuesday night, Yoon, whose popularity has sunk to record lows in recent months, announced “emergency” martial law, accusing the left-wing majority in parliament of plotting rebellion and harbouring North Korean sympathies.

State television showed live footage early on Wednesday local time of soldiers seeking to block large crowds from entering the parliament building even…  اقرأ أكثر as 190 of the assembly’s 300 legislators gathered in the chamber.

حظر المعادن في الصين يصعد الحرب التكنولوجية بين الولايات المتحدة والصين

China has banned shipments to the US of several “dual-use” minerals and metals used in semiconductor manufacturing and military applications, in a rapid retaliation by Beijing against export curbs from Washington that pushed the shares of a leading Chinese tech company down 10 per cent.

China’s commerce ministry on Tuesday said it would not permit the export of dual-use items related to gallium, germanium, antimony and superhard materials to the US, and that it would implement stricter controls for graphite-related items.

“The US has broadened the concept of national sec…  اقرأ أكثرurity, politicising and weaponising trade and technology issues, and abused export control measures,” it said in a statement.