[Exclusive] US classifies South Korea as ‘sensitive country,’ limiting cooperation on advanced tech
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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.

  • Darkcoffee@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    67·
    25 days 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.

  • MushuChupacabra@lemmy.worldEnglish
    671·
    25 days 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.

  • db2@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    25 days ago

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

  • st33lb0ne@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    25 days ago

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

  • Cocodapuf@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    24 days 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?