[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.

  • Cocodapuf@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    8 hours 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?