US senators urge Joe Biden not to sell ‘scarce’ nuclear submarines to Australia
by Paul Karp from World news | The Guardian on (#67HJK)
Democrat and Republican lawmakers reportedly warned president that Aukus security pact could stress US submarine industrial base to breaking point'
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Two top US senators have urged president Joe Biden not to sell nuclear-powered submarines to Australia, warning it would diminish US national security given the vessels are scarce".
The intervention confirms the US is under pressure not to sell its submarines before Australia is able to build its own as part of the Aukus alliance - meaning it could be decades before Australia gains nuclear submarines.
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