AUKUS, Britain and submarine
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Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles announced Thursday he feels that the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal which connects with the United Kingdom and United States, will continue after the Trump administration reviews the pact.
Anthony Albanese has rejected comments that the Pentagon’s review into the AUKUS defence deal threatens the future of the pact, with Australia yet to confirm a face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump.
Anthony Albanese has backed the AUKUS pact in the wake of Pentagon’s announced review, saying he was “very confident” it benefited all nations in a high stakes global environment.
The Trump administration has ordered a review of AUKUS to be led by Undersecretary of Defense Policy Elbridge Colby. The review has some attendant risks, but also a potential upside for the three-way partnership.
Helen Clark says the future of the AUKUS security pact remains very uncertain as the Pentagon reviews the agreement.
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In 2021, the Aukus security pact was hailed as a bold reconfiguration of 21st Century deterrence strategy – a trilateral alignment between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States aimed
Australia will have “a very high price to pay if AUKUS fails”, opposition defence spokesman Angus Taylor says.
A former defence minister doesn't believe the US will walk away from the AUKUS security pact altogether, despite the Pentagon starting a review of the agre