Democratic control of Congress could complicate S. Korea's nuclear submarines, Trump-Kim summit prospects: experts

The Korea Herald · Yonhap · 2026-11-05 00:15 UTC

Democratic control of the US Congress could make it harder for South Korea to acquire nuclear-powered submarines and limit President Donald Trump's ability

Democratic control of the US Congress could make it harder for South Korea to acquire nuclear-powered submarines and limit President Donald Trump's ability to reach a deal with North Korea, even as he may seek another summit with leader Kim Jong-un, according to experts Wednesday.

The assessments came after the Democratic Party scored a landslide victory in Tuesday's midterm elections, with the party poised to take control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, dealing a major political blow to Trump.

Andrew Yeo, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, said Democrats could be more reluctant than Republicans to support South Korea's efforts to acquire nuclear-powered submarines because of concerns about the spread of nuclear technology.

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