AUKUS deal gives Australia access to stealthy submarines as counterweight to China’s military buildup

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Important Takeaways:

  • China says U.S.-U.K.-Australia nuclear submarine deal puts allies on “path of error and danger”
  • China warned Tuesday that the U.S. and its nuclear allies Australia and the United Kingdom were heading down a “path of error and danger” after they unveiled a deal that will see Australia purchase nuclear-powered attack submarines. The submarine purchase is aimed at modernizing Australia’s fleet amid growing concern about China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
  • The partnership between the three nations, announced in 2021, enabled Australia to access nuclear-powered submarines, which are stealthier and more capable than conventionally powered vessels, as a counterweight to China’s military buildup.
  • China has argued that the AUKUS deal violates the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. It contends that the transfer of nuclear weapons materials from a nuclear-weapon state to a non-nuclear-weapon state is a “blatant” violation of the spirit of the pact. Australian officials have pushed back against the criticism, arguing that they are working to acquire nuclear-powered, not nuclear-armed, submarines.

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