SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday (Mar 8) that he will visit the United States for a bilateral meeting with President Joe Biden after his trip to India this week. 'I look forward to the continuing engagement that I have with the US administration,' Albanese told
For the last year and a half, detailed behind-the-scenes talks have taken place between Washington, Canberra and London about Australia obtaining sensitive nuclear-propulsion technologies.It is the first time US-derived nuclear submarine technologies will be exported since the 1960s, when the United States helped Britain design its own subs.
Nuclear-powered submarines are difficult to detect, can travel large distances for prolonged periods and are expected to be armed with sophisticated cruise missiles. Beijing has voiced deep opposition to the project, which it sees as"dangerous" and designed to corner China.- a fledgling group including Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States that aims to share advanced military and other technology.
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