The Prime Minister will meet Joe Biden in the United States
Anthony Albanese, the Australian Prime Minister, will meet his American counterpart Joe Biden this Wednesday in the United States. An agreement on the construction of submarines should be unveiled.
Anthony Albanese.
AFP
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday he would soon meet President Joe Biden in the United States, where a massive deal to build nuclear-powered submarines is expected to be unveiled. “I will meet President Biden in the United States. We will make further announcements soon on the details of the arrangements that will be made,” Albanese reported.
After 18 months of deliberations, Australia is set to unveil plans to acquire eight nuclear-powered submarines, in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called ‘the biggest leap forward’ in capability. defense in the country’s history.
No nuclear weapons for Australia
For a year and a half, extensive discussions have been taking place behind the scenes between Washington, Canberra and London about Australia obtaining sensitive nuclear propulsion technologies.
Australia has ruled out acquiring nuclear weapons. It is the first time that American nuclear submarine technology has been exported since the 1960s, when the United States helped Britain design its own submarines.
The submarine contract is worth tens of billions of US dollars, but experts say its importance goes beyond the jobs created and the investments promised. Nuclear-powered submarines are difficult to detect, can travel great distances for long periods of time, and can carry sophisticated cruise missiles. Experts say this makes it a formidable deterrent to any potential enemy, allowing Australia to launch strikes or counterattacks inside enemy territory with few warning signs.
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