Cooperation in the field of nuclear submarines between Australia, the UK and the USA could lead to a new arms race. This was stated by Tan Kefei, the official representative of the Chinese Ministry of Defense. Reuters.
When Pandora’s box is opened, regional strategic balances will deteriorate and regional security will be seriously threatened.
According to him, the cooperation of the military-political alliance AUKUS (Australia, Great Britain and the United States) on the creation of a nuclear submarine
could start a new arms race.
Former Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin declarationHe said that the US, UK and Australia, which are members of the AUKUS alliance, should get rid of the “absolute” Anglo-Saxon “desire for security” and give up the “cold war” mentality.
Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov declarationThat the AUKUS countries’ plans to supply nuclear submarines to Canberra raise many questions, they need to be answered.
Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating criticized agreement to buy US nuclear submarines, saying it could have “deadly consequences”.
Australia plans to purchase up to five Virginia nuclear submarines from the US as part of the AUKUS project. Also the government To send About $245 billion for the implementation of the program for the construction of a fleet of nuclear submarines under the agreements of the AUKUS alliance.