Japan and South Korea should be invited to join Aukus, UK parliamentary committee says

Aukus is not only about Australia buying submarines like the US Virginia-class submarines, says UK foreign affairs select committee.
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Australia and other countries in the Aukus security pact should ask Japan and South Korea to join them to develop advance defence technology, according to an influential UK House of Commons committee.

The proposed expansion would likely focus on activities such as cyber, AI, quantum and undersea technologies – but not the multi-decade project to deliver nuclear-propelled submarines to Australia.