US and UK battle to contain backlash to Aukus pact | First Thing
by Nicola Slawson from on (#5PN1G)
Nuclear submarine deal with Australia draws mixed response, plus message in a bottle found after 37 years
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The US and Britain are battling to contain an international backlash over a nuclear submarine pact struck with Australia amid concerns that the alliance could provoke China and prompt conflict in the Pacific.
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