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Britain says it understands U.S. need to review AUKUS submarine pact
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Posted on June 12, 2025
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Britain supports the US review of the AUKUS submarine pact, emphasizing its strategic importance for Indo-Pacific security against China's ambitions.
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Thursday it understood a decision by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to launch a formal review into the AUKUS submarine pact, repeating London's position that the project was crucial to peace and security.
In 2023, the United States, Australia and Britain unveiled details of the plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered attack submarines from the early 2030s to counter China's ambitions in the Indo-Pacific.
On Wednesday, a Pentagon official said the administration was reviewing AUKUS to ensure it was "aligned with the President's America First agenda".
Asked about the review, a spokesperson for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: "As we've already said it is understandable that a new administration would want to review its approach to such a major partnership."
"AUKUS is a landmark security and defence partnership with two of our closest allies and it's one of the most strategically important partnerships in decades supporting peace and security in the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic," he told reporters.
(Reporting by Andrew MacAskill, writing by Elizabeth Piper)
The AUKUS submarine pact is an agreement between the United States, Australia, and Britain to provide Australia with nuclear-powered attack submarines starting in the early 2030s.
The U.S. administration is reviewing the AUKUS pact to ensure it aligns with the President's America First agenda.
A spokesperson for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated that it is understandable for a new administration to review its approach to such a major partnership.
The AUKUS partnership is considered a landmark security and defense collaboration with two of the UK's closest allies, aimed at supporting peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region.
The details of the AUKUS submarine pact were unveiled in 2023.
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