President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday criticized "unrealistic claims" that South Korea intends to pursue its own nuclear arsenal, warning that such mischaracterizations are obstructing Seoul’s efforts to secure its uranium enrichment and spent-fuel reprocessing rights.
Presiding over a Cabinet meeting at the presidential office in Yongsan, central Seoul, Lee said discussions with Washington have been hindered due to concerns that expanded fuel-cycle capabilities could be diverted for nuclear weapons development.
“Progress (in discussions) has not been smooth on the issue of uranium enrichment and reprocessing in the United States,” Lee said, addressing Foreign Minister Cho Hyun. “To speak plainly, is it not because of worries within the US government that Korea could move toward nucl
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