Tracing South Korea’s Nuclear-Power Submarine Program and Learning Effects: Program Tracing and Challenges Ahead

April 30, 2026Peace Studies

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This paper examines the factors enabling the policy implementation of South Korea's nuclear-powered submarine program, focusing on learning effects and technological advancements.
Analysis of thirty-year development history of the nuclear-powered submarine program
Identification of key learning processes and challenges faced throughout the program
Examination of the interaction between learning effects and national power
Learning effects improved policy implementation of the nuclear-powered submarine program, facilitating governmental support.
Technological maturity and increased national power provided necessary conditions for the program's advancement.
The program evolved through four stages: conceptualization, experimental commercialization, policy formulation, and military policy integration.

Program tracing reveals the policy implications and challenges of South Korea's nuclear-powered submarine program.

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Kil Joo Ban (2026) studied this question.

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