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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Rising

Australia's defense minister downplays concerns over Pentagon review of multi-billion submarine deal

Australia US UK - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Australia's defense minister dismissed concerns Thursday that a deal between the U.S., Australia and Britain to provide his country with nuclear-powered submarines could be in jeopardy, following a report that the Pentagon had ordered a review.

Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles told Sky News Australia that he had known about the review of the deal “for some time," saying that it was a “very natural step for the incoming administration to take.”

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