Australia’s Nuclear Submarine Move Changes Strategic Layout of Indo-Pacific Region

The Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Waller (SSG 75), a Collins-class diesel-electric submarine, is seen in Sydney Harbour on Nov. 2, 2016. Australia, the United States, and the UK have announced a new strategic defense partnership—known as AUKUS—to build a class of nuclear-propelled submarines and work together in the Indo-Pacific region. Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images

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Recently, Australia signed a trilateral security pact with the United States and the UK called AUKUS, symbolizing that Australia has been strengthening its national defense after realizing the military threat posed by China.

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