Arming up: USS North Dakota is a Virginia-class nuclear powered attack submarine of the US Navy. Biden announced recently that the US will provide these kinds of submarines to Australia to confront a rising China. – Filepic/Reuters
LAST Monday US President Joe Biden announced the current Aukus arrangements providing Australia with Virginia-class attack submarines to confront a rising China.
Multiple challenges facing Aukus – the Australia, United Kingdom and United States trilateral security pact – and critics’ complaints were not mentioned. Some basic issues also remained unclear.
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