Australian officials said the deal will cost up to $245 billion over the next three decades and create 20,000 jobs. It comes at a time that China is rapidly building up its own military.
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s defense minister said Tuesday a deal to buy nuclear-powered attack submarines from the United States was necessary to counter the biggest conventional military buildup in the region since World War II.
Without specifically mentioning China, Marles said Australia needed to respond to the military buildup in the Pacific.China has said the deal poses serious nuclear proliferation risks and stimulates the arms race. Marles said Australia intended to increase its military capabilities and to spend more on defense in the future, something it wanted to be transparent about.
U.S. President Joe Biden announced the deal in San Diego along with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Albanese said the agreement “represents the biggest single investment in Australia’s defense capability in all of our history.”
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