WORLD-ASIA AND PACIFIC | Australia, US, Britain leaders to meet, submarine deal expected
The Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Virginia (SSN 774) cruises through the Bay of Naples on January 7, 2010 while on a scheduled deployment in the US 6th Fleet area of responsibility.(AFP/US Navy)
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The leaders of the United States, Britain and Australia will meet in the United States next week to discuss security and foreign policy, all three countries said Wednesday ahead of an expected nuclear submarine deal aimed at countering China’s growing assertiveness in the Pacific.
After 18 months of negotiations, it is anticipated that Australia will reveal plans to obtain eight nuclear-powered submarines, in what Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called “the single biggest leap” in defense capability in his country’s history.
The deal is part of the fledgling regional security pact among Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States known as AUKUS.
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