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[^2]\n\nPresident Yoon Suk-yeol and Defense Minister An Kyu-baek discussed the development of a nuclear-powered submarine at the First Future Defense Strategy Committee meeting on May 26. [^3]\n\nThe budget allocates 21.3 trillion won for the introduction of core capabilities to transition operational control to the South Korean military within President Yoon's term. [^4]\n\nA budget of 1 trillion won was allocated for the initial design and research phases of the nuclear-powered submarine project. [^5]\n\nThis budget increase represents an 8.2% rise, which is the largest increase since 2008 under the Roh Moo-hyun administration. [^6]\n\nThe allocation for the mass production of the domestic supersonic KF-21 fighter jet increased significantly from 1.4 trillion won to 3.3 trillion won. 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