Aukus: What will nuclear-powered submarines mean for Australia?

Name: Aukus: What will nuclear-powered submarines mean for Australia?
Uploaded: 2021-09-16T06:29:26.000Z
Duration: 2 min 28 s
Description: Australia's deal with the UK and US puts it in an exclusive club, but an expert says it's "risky bet".

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A security pact with the US and the UK will enable Australia to build nuclear-powered submarines for the first time.

The trilateral agreement is seen as an effort to counter China in the region, but as Sam Roggeveen explains, Australia siding with the US is a "risky bet".

Video by Isabelle Rodd.

Australia

16 September 2021