Aukus pact extended to development of hypersonic weapons
by Dan Sabbagh and Daniel Hurst from World news | The Guardian on (#5XVSW)
Britain, US and Australia to cooperate on high-speed missiles to counter Russia and China
Britain will work with the US and Australia in developing nuclear-capable hypersonic weapons, after Russia used the deadly high-speed missiles in airstrikes last month during the war in Ukraine.
The military agreement - endorsed by Joe Biden, Boris Johnson and the Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison - is a new element in the Aukus pact, originally announced last autumn to provide nuclear-powered submarines to Canberra.
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