AUKUS Subs Deal: Pentagon Seeks Congress Greenlight for Sub Transfer

AUKUS Subs Deal: Pentagon Seeks Congress Greenlight for Sub Transfer
The Pentagon building in Washington on Dec. 26, 2011. AFP via Getty Images
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The Pentagon has requested Congress to greenlight the transfer of up to two nuclear power submarines to Australia.

The legislative proposals (pdf), which were first submitted on May 2 and made available online on May 23, come as U.S. defence officials argue that while the transfer may have a short-term effect, the transfer would allow the AUKUS submarine security cooperation to “keep those submarines in use by a close ally to maintain our collective defense.”
Victoria Kelly-Clark
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Victoria Kelly-Clark is an Australian based reporter who focuses on national politics and the geopolitical environment in the Asia-pacific region, the Middle East and Central Asia.
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