The Pentagon has requested Congress to greenlight the transfer of up to two nuclear power submarines to Australia. The legislative proposals (pdf), which were first submitted on May 2 and made available online on May 23, come as U.S. defence officials argue that while the transfer may have a short-term effect, the transfer would allow…
AUKUS Subs Deal: Pentagon Seeks Congress Greenlight for Sub Transfer
May 29, 2023
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Nuclear Submarines to Be Australia’s ‘Moonshot’ Moment
Australia’s acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines has been branded a “moonshot” moment, with the technology to underpin defence capability for decades to come. The Royal Australian Navy will acquire at least eight nuclear boats, based on a British or American model, to replace the retiring conventionally powered Collins-class submarines. The details of the largest defence deal…
Coalition Vows Not to Go Nuclear on Labor’s Submarine Choice
March 2, 2023
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Opposition leader Peter Dutton has pledged the Coalition will back the Albanese government’s choice of nuclear submarine, despite insisting U.S. vessels are the best option. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to travel to Washington this month to announce alongside U.S. President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak which submarine Australia will acquire under the…
US Senators Warn President Biden Against Providing Australia With Nuclear Subs
January 6, 2023
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Two U.S. Senators have raised major concerns over the trilateral AUKUS deal between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, saying that the supply of U.S. nuclear-powered submarines (SSN) to Australia could weaken America’s submarine fleet. In a letter sent to the Biden Administration on Dec. 21, 2022, Senators’ Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and James…
Purchase of Nuclear-Powered Subs Won’t Spark Nuclear Weapons Development in Australia: Expert
September 4, 2022
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The acquisition of nuclear submarines will not lead to Australia developing nuclear weapons, according to a nuclear engineering expert from Australia’s University of New South Wales (UNSW). The comments come after, in September 2021, Australia signed a trilateral security pact with the United States and United Kingdom (AUKUS), the first major initiative of which is…
US to Train Australian Nuclear Submariners
June 20, 2022
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Lawmakers are clearing the way for Australian naval officers to receive the “highest standard” of training in U.S. Naval technology and establish the crew of the country’s future nuclear-powered submarine fleet. Republican and Democrat members of the AUKUS Working Group introduced the Australia-U.S. Submarine Officer Pipeline Act on June 15. “Our bill will authorize an…
New Australian Submarine Base ‘Significant’ for Indo-Pacific: Defence Expert
March 7, 2022
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Australia’s earmarked $10 billion nuclear-powered submarine base will have ramifications across the Indo-Pacific region and demonstrates the “magnitude” of AUKUS in action, according to a defence expert. On March 7, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the government was investigating the development of a new east coast-based hub to house nuclear-powered submarines Australia is due to…
New Australian Nuclear Sub Base ‘Significant’ for Indo-Pacific: Defence Expert
March 7, 2022
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Australia’s earmarked $10 billion nuclear-powered submarine base will have ramifications across the Indo-Pacific region and demonstrates the “magnitude” of AUKUS in action, according to a defence expert. On March 7, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the government was investigating the development of a new east coast-based hub to house nuclear-powered submarines Australia is due to…
US Says Planned Meeting With European Nations Including France Was Canceled Due to Scheduling Issues
September 22, 2021
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A meeting between leaders from the United States, France, and other European nations that was set to take place on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York has been cancelled due to scheduling issues, according to a senior State Department official. The transatlantic Quad meeting between the United States, France, Germany, and the UK was scheduled to take place on Tuesday alongside the…
The New AUKUS Alliance Puts Meat on the Military Challenge to Beijing
Commentary Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States on Sept. 16 took a major step toward creating a meaningful new strategic alliance—AUKUS—to constrain adventurism by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and to project Western power in the Indo-Pacific. The deal was developed quickly and in secret (even from senior Australian cabinet ministers, who were…
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