[Exclusive] US classifies South Korea as ‘sensitive country,’ limiting cooperation on advanced tech
english.hani.co.kr
This is the first time in history that South Korea has received this classification by the US government

This is the first time in history that South Korea has received this classification by the US government

The US Department of Energy (DOE), which supervises US energy policy and duties relating to nuclear power research and development and military nuclear weapon programs, has classified South Korea as a “sensitive country” and established regulatory measures in line with this, the Hankyoreh confirmed in an investigation on Sunday.

Classification as a sensitive country means that exchange and cooperation in connection with US advanced technology areas such as nuclear power and artificial intelligence (AI) are heavily restricted. This is the first time in history that South Korea has received this classification by the US government.

  • MushuChupacabra@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1052·
    1 month ago

    This actually makes sense.

    Donald Trump is on the same side as Vladimir Putin, who is friends with Kim Jong Un.

    Therefore, the enemies of North Korea are enemies of Donald Trump.

  • Darkcoffee@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1001·
    1 month ago

    So the US wants to become dead last in technology by allowing monopolies that have no reason to innovate and blocking any cooperation with nations who spend money on innovation and tech.

    Good luck in the future, it’s like Obama said about shortsightedness.

    • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
      211·
      1 month ago

      The entire world is going to have Fusion power and the US will still be burning coal.

      • ZILtoid1991@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        1 month ago

        But the US has no need for fusion, all it needs is cheap coal through deregulation and prayers to god to put back the burnt coal! /s

    • Enelop@lemm.eeEnglish
      62·
      1 month ago

      48.8% of us understand the damage that is being done and oppose it but are powerless to stop it because 49.8% of us are too dumb to know what is real and what is fake on the internet…

      Plus our elected Democrats in Congress are cooperating with this bullshit for some reason.

    • futatorius@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      1 month ago

      Also, Korean EVs meet US safety standards and have a Tesla-killing build quality and price.

  • db2@lemmy.worldEnglish
    411·
    1 month ago

    Is it because their coup failed to take while the US is meekly capitulating to the stupids?

    • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      12·
      1 month ago

      That and if you remember he’s been on calls with Putin for the last few weeks. Putin hired North Koreans to help invade Ukraine. NK and Russia were worried South Korea might assist in defending Ukraine. So naturally. Trump has to start scrutinizing Korea more

      • futatorius@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        1 month ago

        I remember reading that the NK troops were so poorly trained and so malnourished that most immediately died at the front lines, and the remaining few were moved away from the front to logistics support roles (unloading boxes of cabbages from trucks) because they were worthless.

  • st33lb0ne@lemmy.worldEnglish
    241·
    1 month ago

    I can see Trump going full fanboy on North Korea next. And punishing South Korea for no reason but to please Putin

    • futatorius@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      1 month ago

      And punishing South Korea for no reason but to please Putin

      It’ll also please Musk. Hyundai and Kia EVs make Teslas look like the shoddy trash they are.

  • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
    203·
    1 month ago

    Not that it’s really needed, but if you ever needed even more evidence that Putin is in charge of the US, this is it.

  • Dogyote@slrpnk.netEnglish
    14·
    1 month ago

    Analysts read the decision as the US government sending a stern warning to counter the calls for independent nuclear armament that have recently been surfacing in South Korea.

    Here’s the real reason.

  • Euphoma@lemmy.mlEnglish
    121·
    1 month ago

    This makes no sense. Aren’t there like a billion us millitary bases there.

  • Cocodapuf@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 month ago

    Does anyone know what other nations fall into this “sensitive” classification?

    Edit: I did some googling myself and here’s the list below. (The short version is: Russia and their allies, China and their allies, and broadly the middle east. Weirdly, also Taiwan)

    • Algeria

    • Armenia

    • Azerbajan

    • Belarus

    • China (PRC)

    • Cuba

    • Georgia

    • Hong Kong

    • India

    • Iran

    • Iraq

    • Israel

    • Kazakhstan

    • Korea (North)

    • Kyrgyzstan

    • Libya

    • Macau

    • Moldova

    • Pakistan

    • Russia

    • Sudan

    • Syria

    • Taiwan

    • Tajikistan

    • Turkmenistan

    • Ukraine

    • Uzbekistan

    I realize that’s a long list, I don’t know, should I put that in a or code block or spoiler tag?