Why A Submarine Deal Has France At Odds With The U.S., U.K. And Australia
3 years, 6 months ago

Why A Submarine Deal Has France At Odds With The U.S., U.K. And Australia

NPR  

Why A Submarine Deal Has France At Odds With The U.S., U.K. And Australia Enlarge this image toggle caption Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda R. Gray/U.S. Over the next 18 months, Australia's Department of Defense will establish a task force to guide the coalition's goal to become a "reliable steward" of nuclear technology. More importantly, the institute said, Australia's new deal with the U.K. and U.S. has left France seemingly alone on the strategic landscape. The phone call came at the request of Biden, the AP reported, but spokesman Attal said Macron will press the president about what led to Australia's new endeavor with the U.S.

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US national security adviser backs AUKUS deal, calls it ‘burden sharing’ for US and Australia
3 months, 1 week ago

US national security adviser backs AUKUS deal, calls it ‘burden sharing’ for US and Australia

Firstpost  

The trilateral AUKUS deal struck in 2021 is Australia’s biggest defence project, with a cost of A$368 billion by 2055, as Australia buys several Virginia-class submarines from the United States while also building a new class of nuclear-powered submarine in Britain and Australia The AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine partnership with Australia will benefit the United States and is the kind of …

Australia, U.S., U.K. sign nuclear transfer deal for AUKUS submarines
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Australia, U.S., U.K. sign nuclear transfer deal for AUKUS submarines

The Hindu  

Australia said on Monday it had signed a deal to allow the exchange of nuclear secrets and material with the United States and Britain, a key step toward equipping its navy with nuclear-powered submarines. "This agreement is an important step towards Australia's acquisition of conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines for the Royal Australian Navy," said Richard Marles, Australia's Defence Minister and Deputy …

Revamped AUKUS document reveals how US and UK can walk away from nuclear submarine deal
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Revamped AUKUS document reveals how US and UK can walk away from nuclear submarine deal

ABC  

Australia would foot the bill for any loss or injury caused by sensitive technology and radioactive materials transferred by the United States and United Kingdom for nuclear submarines, under a revamped version of the AUKUS agreement. According to the document, "Australia shall be responsible for the management, disposition, storage, and disposal of any spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste resulting …

AUKUS to boost Pacific deterrence sooner than expected, report finds
7 months, 3 weeks ago

AUKUS to boost Pacific deterrence sooner than expected, report finds

Hindustan Times  

SYDNEY, - The benefits of the AUKUS nuclear powered submarine partnership would start to be seen in 2027, earlier than widely assumed, by boosting deterrence and increasing the number of submarines in the western Pacific able to respond to a crisis, a report said on Monday. AUKUS to boost Pacific deterrence sooner than expected, report finds Under the AUKUS program, …

Submarine boss refuses to answer questions over multi-billion-dollar AUKUS payments
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Submarine boss refuses to answer questions over multi-billion-dollar AUKUS payments

ABC  

The head of the AUKUS submarine program has refused to say whether an almost $5 billion government payment to the United States will be refunded if no nuclear-powered boats are delivered to Australia. During a Senate estimates hearing, Greens senator David Shoebridge attempted to extract details of the impending $4.7 billion payment to the US from the head of the …

AUKUS: Hastily concocted, ill-thought, now falling over
11 months, 1 week ago

AUKUS: Hastily concocted, ill-thought, now falling over

China Daily  

By John Queripel | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-04-17 16:50 People are silhouetted against the Sydney Opera House at sunset in Australia. Per the agreement Australia is supposed to ultimately acquire eight nuclear propelled Astute class submarines around 2050. Unable to keep up with their own needs, it is unlikely that the US, at cost to themselves, will make Virginia class …

Australia's AUKUS submarines could be used to fight China in war over Taiwan, US official says
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Australia's AUKUS submarines could be used to fight China in war over Taiwan, US official says

ABC  

In short: The US deputy secretary of state has suggested Australia's AUKUS submarines could be used in a war with China over Taiwan The US deputy secretary of state has suggested Australia's AUKUS submarines could be used in a war with China over Taiwan Kurt Campbell said AUKUS submarines could be used to deliver "conventional ordinance" in the Taiwan Strait …

$3 billion deal with the UK gets Australia closer to having a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines
1 year ago

$3 billion deal with the UK gets Australia closer to having a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — Australia is set to provide 4.6 billion Australian dollars to British industry to support the construction of nuclear-powered submarines and ensure its new fleet arrives on time, the two countries said Friday. Australia Defense Minister Richard Marles said the agreement showed that the nuclear submarines program would be fulfilled and would create new production capability for the AUKUS …

$3 billion deal with UK gets Australia closer to having a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines
1 year ago

$3 billion deal with UK gets Australia closer to having a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Australia is set to provide …

Australia, Britain sign defence cooperation agreement to meet 'contemporary challenges'
1 year ago

Australia, Britain sign defence cooperation agreement to meet 'contemporary challenges'

Firstpost  

The treaty signed on Thursday requires the two nations to consult each other if they come under threat, Shapps told reporters in Canberra. Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom Grant Shapps and Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles exchange Defence Treaty documents during a meeting at Parliament House in Canberra, March 21, 2024.- Reuters Australia and the United …

Pentagon sparks fresh AUKUS doubts on anniversary of Australia's nuclear-powered submarine plans
1 year ago

Pentagon sparks fresh AUKUS doubts on anniversary of Australia's nuclear-powered submarine plans

ABC  

In short: Defence Minister Richard Marles says AUKUS partners are working to help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines despite changes to procurement plans in the US. Defence Minister Richard Marles says AUKUS partners are working to help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines despite changes to procurement plans in the US. Defence Minister Richard Marles insists AUKUS partners are working "at pace" to …

AUKUS: Are nuclear-powered submarines a good idea for Australia?
1 year ago

AUKUS: Are nuclear-powered submarines a good idea for Australia?

ABC  

There were always going to be questions about a nuclear-powered submarine deal with a price tag of up to $368 billion. Former prime minister Scott Morrison called AUKUS "the best" decision of his government, while current Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said it would "strengthen Australia's national security and stability in our region". Peter Dean, the director of foreign policy …

$3 Billion Deal With UK Advances Australia’s Quest for Nuclear-powered Submarines
1 year ago

$3 Billion Deal With UK Advances Australia’s Quest for Nuclear-powered Submarines

The Diplomat  

The announcement came a day after the two countries signed a defense and security pact. Australia is set to provide 4.6 billion Australian dollars to British industry to support the construction of nuclear-powered submarines and ensure its new fleet arrives on time, the two countries said Friday. Australia Defense Minister Richard Marles said the agreement showed that the nuclear submarines …

$3 Billion Deal With UK Advances Australia’s Quest for Nuclear-powered Submarines
1 year ago

$3 Billion Deal With UK Advances Australia’s Quest for Nuclear-powered Submarines

The Diplomat  

The announcement came a day after the two countries signed a defense and security pact. Australia is set to provide 4.6 billion Australian dollars to British industry to support the construction of nuclear-powered submarines and ensure its new fleet arrives on time, the two countries said Friday. Australia Defense Minister Richard Marles said the agreement showed that the nuclear submarines …

Pentagon forges new high-tech agreement with Australia, United Kingdom, aimed at countering China
1 year, 3 months ago

Pentagon forges new high-tech agreement with Australia, United Kingdom, aimed at countering China

Associated Press  

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — From underwater drones to electronic warfare, the U.S. is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and the United Kingdom as part of a broader effort to counter China’s rapidly growing influence in the Indo-Pacific. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with defense chiefs from Australia and the United Kingdom at the U.S. military’s defense technology hub …

New Zealand's anti-nuclear stance means it won't play a role in Australia's submarine plans
1 year, 8 months ago

New Zealand's anti-nuclear stance means it won't play a role in Australia's submarine plans

The Independent  

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Australia: Thousands protest against proposed submarine base
1 year, 10 months ago

Australia: Thousands protest against proposed submarine base

Firstpost  

Thousands of protesters demonstrated on Saturday against the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine station at Port Kembla in eastern Australia as part of the AUKUS defence agreement with the US, UK, and Australia, which is worth A$368 billion. According to public broadcaster ABC, the Defence Department prefers to build a new east-coast submarine facility near New South Wales’ second-largest coal …

Australia plans major overhaul of defenses as China rises
1 year, 11 months ago

Australia plans major overhaul of defenses as China rises

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government commissioned the …

Visionary Proposal or Pipe Dream? AUKUS Poses Challenges for Australia
1 year, 11 months ago

Visionary Proposal or Pipe Dream? AUKUS Poses Challenges for Australia

The Diplomat  

On March 13 in San Diego, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, together with U.S. President Joe Biden and U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, shared with the public a blueprint for the Australian acquisition of nuclear submarines under the AUKUS trilateral security pact, first announced in 2021. The program, with a price tag of up to AU$368 billion over about 30 …

Leaping Into the Unknown: AUKUS and Australia’s Nuclear Submarines
1 year, 11 months ago

Leaping Into the Unknown: AUKUS and Australia’s Nuclear Submarines

The Diplomat  

Australia’s long and contentious journey toward the acquisition of nuclear-propelled submarines is a stark indicator of the rising anxiety in Canberra about China’s fast-paced military modernization and aspirations for regional primacy. From around 2027, U.S. and U.K. nuclear submarines will undertake rotational deployments to Australia In the 2030s, subject to U.S. Congressional approval, Australia will purchase three to five Virginia-class …

AUKUS Details, Coming Soon
2 years ago

AUKUS Details, Coming Soon

The Diplomat  

Plans for Australia’s new fleet of submarines are expected to be announced in March. So far all that is currently known about the AUKUS agreement, announced in September 2021 between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, is that Australia will replace its current fleet of Collins-class diesel-electric submarines with eight new nuclear-powered submarines. He highlighted that Australia’s partnerships …

'AUKUS nuclear submarine deal doesn't mean Australia will side with US against China'
2 years ago

'AUKUS nuclear submarine deal doesn't mean Australia will side with US against China'

Firstpost  

Richard Marles, the defence minister, claimed that the United States had received no guarantees from his administration regarding Taiwan. He said, ““Absolutely not, and I couldn’t be more unequivocal than that” Canberra: In exchange for American nuclear-powered submarines, the Australian defence minister claims his nation has not promised to back the United States in any future disputes involving Taiwan. With …

Explained | The AUKUS deal to get nuclear-powered submarines for Australia
2 years ago

Explained | The AUKUS deal to get nuclear-powered submarines for Australia

The Hindu  

The story so far: United States President Joe Biden, alongside his Australian and British counterparts Anthony Albanese and Rishi Sunak, unveiled on Monday, March 13, a deal to sell U.S. Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines to Australia and to provide American technology for the production of such submarines in British and Australian facilities. Stating that challenges to global stability had only grown …

Sharp divides: On the implications of the AUKUS trilateral defence pact
2 years ago

Sharp divides: On the implications of the AUKUS trilateral defence pact

The Hindu  

The joint appearance by the leaders of the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, at the Naval Base Point Loma, U.S., this week, and their detailing about their “AUKUS” trilateral defence pact are significant in optics and substance, suggesting a new chapter in the global great power rivalry. The new alliance is seen as a counter to China exerting …

What does the Aukus nuclear submarine deal mean for world politics?
2 years ago

What does the Aukus nuclear submarine deal mean for world politics?

The Independent  

The US, UK and Australia have unveiled details of their plan to create a new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, aimed at countering China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region. The most extreme expression of this has been President Biden’s pledge last year to assist Taiwan militarily in the event of an “unprecedented attack”, even though China has historically ruled out the …

China is determined to thwart AUKUS, driven by distrust and fear of a US nuclear build-up
2 years ago

China is determined to thwart AUKUS, driven by distrust and fear of a US nuclear build-up

ABC  

China has made no secret of its plans to diplomatically thwart Australia's AUKUS submarine plan, which it sees as part of a broader US effort to contain China's future military dominance of Asia. Beijing's mission to the United Nations on Tuesday slammed the announcement that Australia will obtain several American nuclear-powered submarines as part of the deal, saying it "fuels …

Joe Biden might have given his seal of approval for the AUKUS deal, but a future administration could take it away
2 years ago

Joe Biden might have given his seal of approval for the AUKUS deal, but a future administration could take it away

ABC  

When Anthony Albanese stepped onstage in San Diego, he stood to the side as United States President Joe Biden opened the AUKUS announcement to much American military fanfare. China already knows AUKUS is about them Photo shows Anthony Albanese, Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak stand at lecturns at a US naval base in San Diego The hostility with which China …

With AUKUS, West is getting ready for 'years of confrontation' in Asia, says Russia
2 years ago

With AUKUS, West is getting ready for 'years of confrontation' in Asia, says Russia

Firstpost  

China also warned Australia, UK and the US that they were treading a ‘path of error and danger’ after they unveiled a nuclear-powered submarines deal Moscow: Close on heels of China’s rejection of the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the West on Tuesday of fomenting “years of confrontation” in the Asia-Pacific region after the AUKUS …

‘On a path of danger’: China-Russia warn US, Australia over AUKUS pact
2 years ago

‘On a path of danger’: China-Russia warn US, Australia over AUKUS pact

Live Mint  

A day after the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia unveiled the details around the AUKUS nuclear submarines, China and Russia on Tuesday condemned the three countries for disregarding the concerns of the international community and claimed that they are treading on a "path of error and danger." The UN nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency also took note …

AUKUS: China threatens US, UK for arming non-nuclear Australia with tons of weapons-grade enriched uranium
2 years ago

AUKUS: China threatens US, UK for arming non-nuclear Australia with tons of weapons-grade enriched uranium

Firstpost  

Pro-China experts called AUKUS deal an ’expensive mistake’ and a ’time bomb for peace’ in the region Beijing: The AUKUS nuclear submarine deal involving Australia, US and UK has unnerved China. The Chinese government claimed the US and UK are “clearly violating the object and purpose of the NPT” by transferring tons of weapons-grade enriched uranium to a non-nuclear-weapon Australia. …

Aukus: US, UK and Australia sign nuclear submarine deal
2 years ago

Aukus: US, UK and Australia sign nuclear submarine deal

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Announcing the deal alongside US president Joe Biden and …

What’s the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal between US, UK, and Australia? Why is China upset?
2 years ago

What’s the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal between US, UK, and Australia? Why is China upset?

Firstpost  

The US, the UK and Australia have finalised the pact that will allow them to build a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines. On Monday, Australia’s prime minister said that the Aukus plan marked “a new chapter” in the relationship between the three countries. Australia’s Albanese said that the submarine deal marked the “biggest single investment in Australia’s defence capability in all …

Eyeing China, Biden and allies unveil nuclear-powered submarine plan for Australia
2 years ago

Eyeing China, Biden and allies unveil nuclear-powered submarine plan for Australia

Live Mint  

The United States, Australia and Britain on Monday unveiled details of a plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered attack submarines from the early 2030s to counter China's ambitions in the Indo-Pacific. Addressing a ceremony at the U.S. naval base in San Diego, accompanied by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, U.S. President Joe Biden called …

To counter China, US and allies unveil nuke-powered submarine plan for Australia
2 years ago

To counter China, US and allies unveil nuke-powered submarine plan for Australia

Hindustan Times  

The leaders of the United States, Australia and Britain on Monday unveiled details of a plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered attack submarines, a major step involving investment of hundreds of billions of dollars aimed at countering China's ambitions in the Indo-Pacific. Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Addressing a ceremony …

Eyeing China, Biden and allies unveil nuclear-powered submarine plan for Australia
2 years ago

Eyeing China, Biden and allies unveil nuclear-powered submarine plan for Australia

India Today  

The United States, Australia and Britain on Monday unveiled details of a plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered attack submarines from the early 2030s to counter China's ambitions in the Indo-Pacific. Addressing a ceremony at the US naval base in San Diego, accompanied by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, US President Joe Biden called …

Australia to purchase nuclear-powered attack submarines from US to counter China in Indo-Pacific region
2 years ago

Australia to purchase nuclear-powered attack submarines from US to counter China in Indo-Pacific region

India TV News  

US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, on Monday, revealed that Australia will purchase nuclear-powered attack submarines from Washington. The partnership between the three countries, given the acronym AUKUS, was announced in 2021 and enables Australia to access nuclear-powered submarines that are more stealthy and capable than conventionally powered vessels. Australia purchased …

Nuclear submarine deal will deeply impact the Australian Defence Force. Has the government got it right?
2 years ago

Nuclear submarine deal will deeply impact the Australian Defence Force. Has the government got it right?

ABC  

Today, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was part of one of the most momentous announcements about the national security of Australia in the history of our nation. Australia will home base, then procure, up to five American Virginia Class nuclear-powered attack submarines over the next decade. Australia will homebase, then procure, up to five American Virginia Class nuclear-powered attack submarines over …

What is AUKUS and when are we getting nuclear submarines?
2 years ago

What is AUKUS and when are we getting nuclear submarines?

ABC  

After a year and a half of negotiations with America and the United Kingdom, we finally have the current plan for how and when Australia will get its own nuclear-powered submarines. While we wait for them to be built, though, Australia's federal government has struck a deal to take three Virginia-class submarines from the US early next decade. Australia’s nuclear …

Australian nuclear submarine program to cost up to $368b as AUKUS details unveiled in the US
2 years ago

Australian nuclear submarine program to cost up to $368b as AUKUS details unveiled in the US

ABC  

Australia’s nuclear submarine program will cost up to $368 billion over the next three decades, with confirmation that the federal government will buy at least three American-manufactured nuclear submarines and contribute "significant additional resources" to US shipyards. One submarine will be built every two years from the early 2040s through to the late 2050s From as early as 2027, four …

Biden announces nuclear-powered submarines for Australia
2 years ago

Biden announces nuclear-powered submarines for Australia

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — President Joe Biden and the leaders of Australia and the United Kingdom on Monday announced that Australia will purchase nuclear-powered attack submarines from the U.S. to modernize its fleet amid growing concern about China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific. Biden flew to San Diego to appear with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak …

Aukus sub deal will help maintain security and keep oceans free, Sunak says
2 years ago

Aukus sub deal will help maintain security and keep oceans free, Sunak says

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK, US and Australia will work together “keeping our …

Australia, US and UK unveil AUKUS nuclear submarine plans
2 years ago

Australia, US and UK unveil AUKUS nuclear submarine plans

Al Jazeera  

Meeting of countries’ leaders comes 18 months after US-UK-Australia security pact set up to counter China in Asia Pacific. Under the AUKUS agreement, which is aimed at preserving a “free and open” Indo Pacific, Australia will buy three American nuclear submarines. Australia will also have the option to purchase two more of the nuclear submarines after the initial deal, which …

A moment of reckoning for AUKUS and Australia
2 years ago

A moment of reckoning for AUKUS and Australia

The Hindu  

The week ahead is likely to be crucial for Australia. The main issue for Australia is that many of its regional partners oppose the Royal Australian Navy operating nuclear attack submarines. Senators wrote to President Joe Biden in January this year, urging him not to sell nuclear submarines to Australia, warning that it would jeopardise U.S. national security given the …

Australia to buy nuclear-powered submarines made in the US
2 years ago

Australia to buy nuclear-powered submarines made in the US

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Australia will purchase U.S.-manufactured, nuclear-powered attack submarines to modernize its fleet, a European official and two people familiar with the matter said Thursday, amid growing concerns about China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region. The purchase agreement for up to five Virginia-class submarines will be announced Monday when President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and U.K. Prime …

Australia, US, Britain leaders to meet, submarine deal expected
2 years ago

Australia, US, Britain leaders to meet, submarine deal expected

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: The leaders of the United States, Britain and Australia will meet in the United States next week to discuss security and foreign policy, all three countries said Wednesday ahead of an expected nuclear submarine deal aimed at countering China's growing assertiveness in the Pacific. Britain's The Times newspaper reported Tuesday that Australia is expected to acquire submarines built by …

No 10 defends British submarine quality ahead of Aukus announcements
2 years ago

No 10 defends British submarine quality ahead of Aukus announcements

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Australian opposition leader and former defence minister Peter Dutton argued against choosing British boats …

Indonesia and Australia promise new defence cooperation agreement despite AUKUS tensions
2 years, 1 month ago

Indonesia and Australia promise new defence cooperation agreement despite AUKUS tensions

ABC  

Indonesia and Australia have promised to strike a new defence cooperation agreement, despite lingering tensions over the federal government's push to acquire nuclear-powered submarines. Key points: Australia and Indonesia's defence ministers agreed to look at elevating the existing defence cooperation pact A joint statement says they want to create an agreement that is "binding under international law" Indonesia responded angrily …

Fresh AUKUS concerns as submarine headaches emerge in United States over dry dock closures
2 years, 1 month ago

Fresh AUKUS concerns as submarine headaches emerge in United States over dry dock closures

ABC  

The US Navy has abruptly suspended submarine repair work at four West Coast dry docks, prompting fresh concerns about the AUKUS agreement just weeks before Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States announce an "optimal pathway" for Australia to develop nuclear-powered submarines. Key points: Submarine repairs at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and the Trident Refit Facility in Washington have …

Australian, French ministers to meet to mend fences over submarines row in Paris
2 years, 1 month ago

Australian, French ministers to meet to mend fences over submarines row in Paris

Firstpost  

A bitter row erupted in September 2021 when Australia’s previous prime minister Scott Morrison abruptly tore up a contract for France to build a dozen diesel-powered submarines and announced a deal to buy US or British nuclear-powered subs Paris: Australian and French ministers are to meet Monday in a fresh drive to mend fences 16 months after Canberra pulled the …

Trouble for AUKUS Alliance as Biden Urged to Rethink Sale of Nuclear Submarines to Australia
2 years, 2 months ago

Trouble for AUKUS Alliance as Biden Urged to Rethink Sale of Nuclear Submarines to Australia

News 18  

A Republican and a Democrat senator have urged US President Joe Biden to not sell nuclear-powered submarines to Australia because it would negatively impact America’s national security and also because vessels are ‘scarce.’ The leak was reported by Breaking Defence and the Guardian. “We are concerned that what was initially touted as a ‘do no harm’ opportunity to support Australia …

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