Australia’s military chief called his Philippine counterpart to inform him of Canberra’s procurement of nuclear-powered submarines from Washington, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said. | FMangosingINQ /PDI
According to the AFP, Australia’s Chief of Defense Force Gen. Angus Campbell spoke with Philippine military chief Gen. Andres Centino to “inform [him] of this development and assure…his counterpart of their continued coordination.”
The deal would allow Australia to acquire three nuclear-powered submarines from the United States at an estimated cost of $245 billion.Biden stressed in his speech at the ceremony that the submarines were “nuclear-powered,” not “nuclear-armed.” Albanese, in his remarks also posted on the website, said the submarines are “the biggest single investment in Australia’s defense capability in all of our history, strengthening Australia’s national security and stability in our region.”In her tweet about the AUKUS deal, Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Hae Kyong Yu said “Australia is investing in capabilities to meet the challenges of our strategic circumstances and ensure the #IndoPacific remains stable, secure and prosperous.
Reached for comment, Justin Burke, a visiting scholar from Australia’s Lowy Institute for International Policy, said Canberra’s acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines “should be understood as a message of deterrence against an amphibious attack on Taiwan.”“Like the phrasing recently used by President Marcos, Australia’s leaders have previously said it is hard to imagine a scenario where we would not be involved in the defense of Taiwan,” Burke also said.
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