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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rod McGuirk

Britain and Australia to sign 50-year nuclear submarine treaty

Britain and Australia announced they will sign a cooperation treaty to build Australian nuclear-powered submarines and welcomed a review by President Donald Trump’s administration of the United States' role in the trilateral defense deal.

Britain’s Defense Secretary John Healey and Foreign Secretary David Lammy met Friday with their Australian counterparts Richard Marles and Penny Wong in Sydney for an annual bilateral meeting.

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