and UK to discuss with Australia how to move forward with this nuclear propelled submarine plan. It will take at least 18 months, four technicians from the U.S. WATSON: Now this is not a short-term arrangement that Australia has entered into with the U.S. No plans for it, no policy for it, no contemplation of it. This is not about acquiring nuclear weapons. SCOTT MORRISON, PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA: To stress again, this is about propulsion. Here`s what Scott Morrison had to say about that on Thursday. However, President Biden and Prime Ministers Johnson and Morrison were at pains to say that that weapons payload will not include nuclear weapons. Increase powers to evade detection and of course they can carry greater weapons payloads. Now those weapons of war have the capacity to change the neighborhood of the Indo-Pacific region, to change the security question there because these submarines are able to stay at sea for longer, to dive deeper, to move faster. and the UK becoming only the seventh country in the world to possess such power. Australia is expected to build as many as eight nuclear submarines. and the UK will provide Australia with incredibly sensitive and closely guarded information, knowledge of how to build nuclear submarines. One very significant way in which that will happen is that the U.S. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) ANGUS WATSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom have long been close allies, what this new trilateral partnership known as AUKUS will do is elevate Australia`s military to be much closer to the capabilities that the U.S. A big part of that, Australia`s underwater capabilities in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. says China has been putting economic pressure on Australia, so the three nations involved in AUKUS are hoping their partnership serves as a deterrent or discouragement to China`s growing power. It`s been instructing artificial islands in the South China Sea, and claiming the waters surrounding these islands are its own. The communist country has been rapidly building up its military in recent years. That by increasing their military cooperation, Australia, the UK and the U.S. Britain`s defense secretary says the partnership is not about sending a message to China, but many analysts say it is. That`s according to the British Broadcasting Corporation, and another Chinese official told the Reuters` news agency that countries should quote "shake off their Cold War mentality and ideological prejudice". But China has criticized the new partnership, a Chinese spokesman says it undermines peace and stability in the region. President Joe Biden says the three countries have teamed up because they believe it`s important to ensure long-term peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. It will help Australia develop military technology concerning artificial intelligence and cyber warfare. AUKUS will help Australia build nuclear powered submarines. It`s called AUKUS, a combination of those three countries names and it mostly involves defense technology. A new partnership has been announced between Australia, United Kingdom and the United States. From the deepest depths to the soaring heights, today`s show takes us from sea to sky and of course we`re thankful to have you watching. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.ĬARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR: Hi, I`m Carl Azuz and Fridays are awesome. Geopolitics Factor In A New Defense Partnership Between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States First All-Civilian Spaceflight Orbiting Overhead Summit One Vanderbilt Skyscraper in New York City.
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