{"id":4772,"date":"2023-03-14T15:04:35","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T15:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=4772"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:53:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:53:26","slug":"australia-says-us-nuclear-submarines-are-needed-to-counter-chinas-militarization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/asia\/asia-pacific\/australian-news\/australia-says-us-nuclear-submarines-are-needed-to-counter-chinas-militarization\/2023\/03\/14\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia says US nuclear submarines are needed to counter China’s militarization"},"content":{"rendered":"

CANBERRA,<\/span> AUSTRALIA<\/span> (AAP)<\/span> –<\/span> Dr.Majid Khan-Australia’s<\/span> defense<\/span> minister<\/span> said<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> that<\/span> a<\/span> deal<\/span> to<\/span> buy<\/span> nuclear-powered<\/span> attack<\/span> submarines<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> is<\/span> necessary<\/span> to<\/span> counter<\/span> the<\/span> region’s<\/span> largest<\/span> conventional<\/span> military<\/span> buildup<\/span> since<\/span> World<\/span> War<\/span> II.<\/span> said<\/span> there<\/span> is.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Australian<\/span> officials<\/span> say<\/span> the<\/span> deal<\/span> could<\/span> cost<\/span> up<\/span> to<\/span> $245<\/span> billion<\/span> over<\/span> the<\/span> next<\/span> 30<\/span> years<\/span> and<\/span> create<\/span> 20,000<\/span> jobs.<\/span> It<\/span> comes<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> time<\/span> when<\/span> China<\/span> is<\/span> rapidly<\/span> building<\/span> its<\/span> own<\/span> military.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Australia’s<\/span> Defense<\/span> Minister<\/span> Richard<\/span> Marls<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> had<\/span> made<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 60<\/span> phone<\/span> calls<\/span> to<\/span> regional<\/span> and<\/span> world<\/span> leaders<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> months<\/span> leading<\/span> up<\/span> to<\/span> Monday’s<\/span> deal<\/span> announcement.<\/span> Australia<\/span> even<\/span> offered<\/span> to<\/span> provide<\/span> updates<\/span> on<\/span> China,<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span> “We<\/span> provided<\/span> a<\/span> briefing.<\/span> I<\/span> didn’t<\/span> attend<\/span> the<\/span> briefing<\/span> with<\/span> China,”<\/span> Marles<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Asked<\/span> by<\/span> reporters<\/span> whether<\/span> China<\/span> declined<\/span> the<\/span> briefing<\/span> or<\/span> did<\/span> not<\/span> respond<\/span> at<\/span> all,<\/span> Marles<\/span> said:<\/span>
\n<\/span>“I’m<\/span> not<\/span> used<\/span> to<\/span> this<\/span> reaction.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Without<\/span> specifically<\/span> mentioning<\/span> China,<\/span> Mr<\/span> Marles<\/span> said<\/span> Australia<\/span> would<\/span> have<\/span> to<\/span> deal<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> military<\/span> buildup<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Pacific.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“If<\/span> we<\/span> don’t<\/span> do<\/span> this,<\/span> history<\/span> will<\/span> ruin<\/span> us,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>China<\/span> says<\/span> the<\/span> deal<\/span> poses<\/span> serious<\/span> risks<\/span> to<\/span> nuclear<\/span> proliferation<\/span> and<\/span> spurs<\/span> an<\/span> arms<\/span> race.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cWe<\/span> urge<\/span> the<\/span> U.S.,<\/span> Britain<\/span> and<\/span> Australia<\/span> to<\/span> abandon<\/span> the<\/span> Cold<\/span> War<\/span> mentality<\/span> and<\/span> zero-sum<\/span> game,<\/span> faithfully<\/span> fulfill<\/span> their<\/span> international<\/span> obligations<\/span> and<\/span> do<\/span> more<\/span> to<\/span> contribute<\/span> to<\/span> regional<\/span> peace<\/span> and<\/span> stability,\u201d<\/span> Foreign<\/span> Ministry<\/span> spokesperson<\/span> Mao<\/span> Ning<\/span> said<\/span> during<\/span> a<\/span> daily<\/span> briefing<\/span> Thursday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Marles<\/span> said<\/span> Australia<\/span> intended<\/span> to<\/span> increase<\/span> its<\/span> military<\/span> capabilities<\/span> and<\/span> to<\/span> spend<\/span> more<\/span> on<\/span> defense<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> future,<\/span> something<\/span> it<\/span> wanted<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> transparent<\/span> about.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cYou<\/span> know,<\/span> our<\/span> concern<\/span> about<\/span> other<\/span> military<\/span> buildups<\/span> is<\/span> that<\/span> they<\/span> happen<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> manner<\/span> which<\/span> is<\/span> opaque,<\/span> and<\/span> where<\/span> neighbors<\/span> are<\/span> left<\/span> uneasy<\/span> as<\/span> to<\/span> why<\/span> it<\/span> is<\/span> occurring,\u201d<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span> \u201cThat<\/span> is<\/span> why<\/span> we<\/span> have<\/span> gone<\/span> to<\/span> such<\/span> an<\/span> effort<\/span> to<\/span> make<\/span> clear<\/span> exactly<\/span> why<\/span> we<\/span> are<\/span> taking<\/span> the<\/span> steps<\/span> that<\/span> we’re<\/span> taking.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>U.S.<\/span> President<\/span> Joe<\/span> Biden<\/span> announced<\/span> the<\/span> deal<\/span> in<\/span> San<\/span> Diego<\/span> along<\/span> with<\/span> Australian<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Anthony<\/span> Albanese<\/span> and<\/span> British<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Rishi<\/span> Sunak.<\/span> Albanese<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> agreement<\/span> \u201crepresents<\/span> the<\/span> biggest<\/span> single<\/span> investment<\/span> in<\/span> Australia’s<\/span> defense<\/span> capability<\/span> in<\/span> all<\/span> of<\/span> our<\/span> history.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Australia<\/span> is<\/span> buying<\/span> three,<\/span> and<\/span> possibly<\/span> up<\/span> to<\/span> five,<\/span> Virginia-class<\/span> boats<\/span> as<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> deal.<\/span> As<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> so-called<\/span> AUKUS<\/span> partnership,<\/span> next-generation<\/span> submarines<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> built<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> UK<\/span> and<\/span> Australia<\/span> with<\/span> US<\/span> technology<\/span> and<\/span> assistance.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Australia<\/span> estimates<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> transaction<\/span> will<\/span> cost<\/span> her<\/span> A$268-368<\/span> billion<\/span> (US$178-245<\/span> billion).<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Biden<\/span> emphasized<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> ship<\/span> will<\/span> not<\/span> carry<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons.<\/span> Albanese<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> did<\/span> not<\/span> believe<\/span> the<\/span> deal<\/span> would<\/span> affect<\/span> relations<\/span> with<\/span> China,<\/span> which<\/span> he<\/span> said<\/span> had<\/span> improved<\/span> in<\/span> recent<\/span> months.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Her<\/span> secretly<\/span> brokered<\/span> AUKUS<\/span> deal<\/span> involves<\/span> the<\/span> Australian<\/span> government<\/span> canceling<\/span> her<\/span> $66<\/span> billion<\/span> contract<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> fleet<\/span> of<\/span> French-built<\/span> conventional<\/span> submarines,<\/span> and<\/span> will<\/span> take<\/span> months<\/span> to<\/span> resolve.<\/span> It<\/span> provoked<\/span> a<\/span> diplomatic<\/span> dispute<\/span> within<\/span> the<\/span> Western<\/span> Alliance<\/span> that<\/span> lasted.<\/span> Mars<\/span> appeared<\/span> eager<\/span> to<\/span> continue<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cOperationally,<\/span> we<\/span> are<\/span> building<\/span> a<\/span> relationship<\/span> with<\/span> France,<\/span> significantly<\/span> increasing<\/span> the<\/span> pace<\/span> of<\/span> our<\/span> military<\/span> exercises<\/span> and<\/span> greatly<\/span> expanding<\/span> our<\/span> access<\/span> to<\/span> our<\/span> bases<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> Australian<\/span> continent,<\/span> but<\/span> France\u2019s<\/span> presence<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Pacific<\/span> and<\/span> Indian<\/span> “Access<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> base<\/span> has<\/span> also<\/span> been<\/span> greatly<\/span> expanded.”<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA (AAP) – Dr.Majid Khan-Australia’s defense minister said Tuesday that a deal to buy nuclear-powered attack submarines from the United States is necessary to counter the region’s largest conventional military buildup since World War II. said there is. Australian officials say the deal could cost up to $245 billion over the next 30 years […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4773,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[1566,24,26,2407,2425],"tags":[1626,1628,1630,1836,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,151,152,1625],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1984875b-360e-4822-9ee3-2c0ed50a05e1-4-1.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4772"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4772"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4774,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4772\/revisions\/4774"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}