According to an Australian news portal, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reiterated the federal government’s commitment to the AUKUS agreement with the US and UK, which includes the purchase of eight US ships for nuclear submarines for $100 billion. 9 news.
Albanese described the contract as Australia’s “biggest leap in defensive capability”. However, he noted that AUKUS is “very important” to Australia’s security during a “time of uncertainty” in the Asia-Pacific region.
“AUKUS is much more than nuclear submarines or even technological interoperability. AUKUS will come. This further formalizes the common values and common interests of our three countries in keeping the peace and respecting the rules and institutions that ensure the security of our region and the world.”
Albanese also pledged to encourage the expansion of local defense manufacturing facilities to avoid dependence on foreign allies for advanced military equipment.
“Australia has long understood that partnerships and alliances are key to our security. And this is true today. However, we understand that protecting our sovereign interests and promoting regional stability requires us to develop our sovereign defense capabilities, including advanced manufacturing.”
Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull gave an opinionThe purchase of Virginia-class nuclear submarines (“Virginia”) from the United States, announced by Canberra in the summer of 2022, will signal the renunciation of the country’s national sovereignty.
What Australia almost completely overlooks is that Canberra cannot operate and maintain nuclear submarines purchased from the US without US Navy oversight.
Turnbull believes this will be a renunciation of Australian sovereignty, where the government of Scott Morrison (Australian Prime Minister from August 2018 to May 2022. – socialbites.ca) has gone and apparently already ratified and accepted by it. current authorities.