US 'Has No Intention to Extend Nuclear-Powered Sub Support' to Other Countries After Australia
16:01 GMT 20.09.2021 (Updated: 16:27 GMT 20.09.2021)
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States does not intend to share its nuclear-powered submarine technology with other countries besides Australia, a senior US administration official said on Monday.
"We don't have the intention of extending this to other countries, this is for Australia and it is based on a unique set of circumstances involving the Australian case," the official said during a conference call when asked if the deal sets a new precedent.
The United States will provide Australia with a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines as part of the newly-announced Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) defence pact created to enhance trilateral security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.
The official added that President Joe Biden has asked to speak with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron following tension caused by a nuclear submarine deal made by the trilateral AUKUS pact comprising Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States that undermined a prior submarine deal between Canberra and Paris.
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