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Sep 16 2021
News
Aukus: China denounces US-UK-Australia pact as irresponsible
China has criticised a historic security pact between the US, UK and Australia, describing it as "extremely irresponsible" and "narrow-minded".
The deal will see the US and UK give Australia the technology to build nuclear-powered submarines for the first time.
It is being widely viewed as an effort to counter China's influence in the contested South China Sea.
The region
BBC News
Sep 18 2021
News
Macron RECALLS French ambassador to the US over 'unacceptable' AUKUS submarine pact
In a stunning break with the United States' oldest ally, France has recalled its ambassador to the US after a blowup over a new pact between the US, Great Britain, and Australia.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves LeDrian announced the move to recall ambassador Philippe Etienne Friday night, saying it came in a request from French President Emmanuel Macron.
He cited the '
Daily Mail
Sep 16 2021
News
France cancels DC gala after being left out of AUKUS pact
After calling the Biden administration’s failure to include France in the national security pact with the United Kingdom and Australia a “stab in the back,” French officials on Thursday canceled a gala at their Washington embassy, a new report says.
French officials canceled the Friday affair, which was set to commemorate the “240th Anniversary of the Battle of the Capes” at the embassy
New York Post (News)
Mar 13 2023
News
Australia on path to a nuclear submarine program by 2030s with US, UK help
The Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) partnership has identified the "optimal pathway" to provide Australia with conventionally-armed nuclear submarines by the 2030s with the best of U.S. and British technologies, senior Biden administration officials said Monday. The AUKUS partnership has been focused on providing Australia with nuclear-powered submarine capabilities while
Fox News (Online News)
Mar 15 2023
News
China issues ominous threat to Biden, Australia over nuclear submarine deal
China has issued a terse warning Tuesday that the U.S. and some of its allies are on a "dangerous path" after Washington agreed to sell nuclear-powered subs to Australia.
"The latest joint statement issued by the U.S., U.K., and Australia shows that the three countries have gone further down the wrong and dangerous path for their own geopolitical self-interest, completely ignoring the
Fox News (Online News)
Mar 14 2023
News
U.S. To Sell Nuclear-Powered Subs To Australia; China Responds With Harsh Warning
The U.S. will sell three to five nuclear-powered submarines to Australia beginning in the early 2030s, President Joe Biden announced on Monday, prompting China to respond with a direct warning to America and its allies.
Biden made the announcement as part of the AUKUS Partnership alongside British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Naval Base
The Daily Wire
Mar 15 2023
News
U.S. to sell nuke-powered subs to Australia in unprecedented deal
The U.S. is preparing to sell three to five nuclear-powered submarines to Australia, an unprecedented step that’s expected to pave the way for Canberra to co-develop and then eventually build its own attack boats in the decades ahead, President Joe Biden announced Monday alongside his allied counterparts.
Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Australian Prime Minister Anthony
Politico
Sep 18 2021
Opinion
Four Things to Know About the New U.S.-U.K.-Australia Submarine Deal
A new security alliance announced this week brings together the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia in a globe-spanning partnership evocative of Winston Churchill’s hopes for a union of “the English-speaking peoples.” The three countries are already ensconced in multiple security and intelligence relationships, but the new agreement—called “AUKUS”— brings a significant development
The Bulwark
Sep 18 2021
Headline Roundup
World Leaders React To US-UK-Australia Nuclear Submarine Deal
The new security partnership between the US, UK and Australia — titled "AUKUS" — has sparked backlash from various world leaders who feel compromised by the alliance. Announced by President Joe Biden on Wednesday, the alliance between the three English-speaking nations is meant to strengthen their security interests through cooperation on defense technology. AUKUS' first major initiative will
New York Times (News)
Daily Mail
Insider
Mar 14 2023
Headline Roundup
US, Australia Strike Deal To Bolster Australian Submarine Force
Australia is purchasing submarines from the U.S. as part of a new alliance that also involves the United Kingdom.
The Details: In efforts to ensure “the Indo-Pacific remains free and open,” as U.S. President Joe Biden put it, the U.S. and U.K. are working to upgrade and bolster Australia’s naval forces. The U.S. will sell Australia at least three nuclear-powered submarines by the early
Politico
The Hill
Fox News (Online News)