Kathmandu. The UNITED States has begun reviewing submarine agreements with Britain and Australia. The US has decided that this security agreement should be in accordance with its ‘America First’ agenda.
The trilateral agreement is seen as a response to China’s growing power. Australia will get its first nuclear-powered submarine from the UNITED States.
Australia and the UK reviewed themselves last year. Both countries considered the US investigation as normal and said it was natural for the new administration to re-evaluate the deal.
The move comes at a time when the US is pushing Australia to increase its military spending from 2 per cent of GDP to 3.5 per cent. So far, Australia has opposed it.
The deal was signed in 2021 at a cost of about £176 billion. At that time, various leaders of the three countries were involved in this.
A U.S. defense official said the Department is reviewing the agreements reached in the previous administration to ensure they are in line with the ‘America First’ agenda. – Agency
