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Nuclear submarines needed due to China's military expansion, AUKUS task force head says

The head of Australia's AUKUS task force says China's military expansion justifies the purchase of new nuclear-powered submarines, while reassuring Australians the nuclear reactors on board the vessels will be safe.

ABC News

Aukus: US, UK and Australia sign landmark nuclear submarine deal

The UK’s submarines will mainly be built by BAE Systems at Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, and Rolls-Royce

The Independent UK

Penny Wong hits back at China’s claim Aukus nuclear submarines will fuel an arms race

Foreign minister set to visit south-east Asia and the Pacific to reassure countries Australia does not seek to escalate military tensions

The Guardian - AU

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Australia says nuclear subs needed to counter militarization

Australia’s defense minister says a deal to buy nuclear-powered attack submarines from the United States was necessary to counter the biggest conventional military buildup in the region since World War II

The Independent UK

What is the Aukus submarine deal and what does it mean? – the key facts

The four-phase plan has made nuclear arms control experts nervous … here’s why

The Guardian - AU

With AUKUS, Australia has wedded itself to a risky US policy on China – and turned a deaf ear to the region

Much has been made of Australia’s renewed engagement with Asia and the Pacific since Labor came to power.

The Conversation

Diplomatic blitz to calm allies over nuclear subs fears

Australian ministers have been hitting the phones to assure allies and regional partners about the acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines.

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Labor accuses Peter Dutton of using Aukus submarine plan as ‘excuse’ to back NDIS cuts

Opposition leader offers broader bipartisan support for Aukus project, but criticises other defence spending cuts

The Guardian - AU

'No way to sugar coat' eye-watering nuclear subs spend

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says there needs to be a frank and honest conversation with the Australian people on the cost of the nation's submarine program.

AAP

What is AUKUS and when are we getting nuclear submarines?

The final details of Australia's first nuclear submarine fleet have been unveiled — along with the price tag. Here's the plan and when we might see them in the water.

ABC News

Why Australia wants nuclear-powered submarines

Acquiring nuclear-powered submarines described as ‘the single biggest leap’ ever in Australia’s defence capabilities.

Al Jazeera

China’s blast for Australia – AUKUS ‘hurts peace and stability’

China has accused Australia of "planting a time bomb" for its Indo-Pacific peace as details of the $370 billion AUKUS deal emerged.

The New Daily

Progress in detection tech could render submarines useless by the 2050s. What does it mean for the AUKUS pact?

Speaking at a summit in San Diego on Monday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a decades-long strategy to deliver the most costly defence project in Australia’s history.

The Conversation

Rishi Sunak: Our new generation of nuclear attack submarines will keep oceans free

The UK, US and Australia will work together "keeping our oceans free" with a new generation of nuclear-powered attack submarines, Rishi…

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AUKUS submarine deal tipped to create more than 8,000 SA jobs, first local vessel by early 2040s

South Australia is set to become the "home of Australian nuclear-powered submarine construction", with an estimated workforce of at least 8,000 needed to build AUKUS subs and shipbuilding facilities over 30 years, according to the federal government.

The Guardian - UK

Aukus nuclear submarine deal loophole prompts proliferation fears

Scheme allowing nuclear materials in Australian submarines worries experts about precedent of safeguard removal

Evening Standard

Nuclear submarine pact will allow US, UK, Australia to deploy force ‘anywhere in the world’

Rishi Sunak said the UK, US and Australia had agreed ‘the most significant multilateral defence partnership in generations’ at trilateral meeting in San Diego

The New Daily

‘Face the future’: Albanese reveals details of $368b AUKUS deal

Rishi Sunak has hailed the AUKUS agreement as the most significant defence deal in generations, as he joined Anthony Albanese and Joe Biden.

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The Independent UK

Aukus sub deal will help maintain security and keep oceans free, Sunak says

Rishi Sunak said the UK, US and Australia had agreed ‘the most significant multilateral defence partnership in generations’.

The Guardian - UK

‘Danger, disorder and division’: defence review refresh sees a more hostile world

Reworking of policy marks Britain’s changed view of its position in light of tilt to authoritarianism and volatility

Daily Mirror

Britain could DOUBLE its number of nuclear subs under new pact with US and Australia

Rishi Sunak unveils plans for the Royal Navy to acquire new attack submarines under Aukus defence deal to replace UK's existing seven-vessel fleet

WEKU

Biden is selling U.S. nuclear submarines to Australia to counter China

President Biden and the prime ministers of Australia and the United Kingdom met at a U.S. naval base in San Diego to mp out their strategy for the Pacific.

The Guardian - AU

Aukus: nuclear submarines deal will cost Australia up to $368bn

‘Rotational forces’ of US and UK nuclear-powered submarines set to visit Australia from 2027 as part of landmark pact

ABC News

Australian nuclear submarine program to cost up to $368b as AUKUS details unveiled in the US

Australia’s nuclear submarine program will cost up to $368 billion over the next three decades, with confirmation that the federal government will buy at least three American-manufactured nuclear submarines.

The Guardian - UK

Size of UK’s nuclear submarine fleet could double under Aukus plans

First of new vessels expected to be seaworthy by the end of 2030s, with Australia receiving theirs in early 2040s

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