Lee’s First-Year Pragmatism: Submarine Signal, AI Defense Push, and a Hardening Two-State Reality
The source argues that President Lee Jae-myung’s first year delivered tangible gains in alliance-enabled defense modernization, including U.S.-backed movement toward a nuclear-powered submarine and expanded AI-focused investment. It also suggests that inter-Korean engagement remains blocked, pushing Seoul toward a more explicit 'de facto two states' framing while managing potential friction over OPCON transfer timelines.