{"id":74153,"date":"2024-03-22T14:39:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T14:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/australia-britain-vow-aukus-nuclear-powered-subs-will-be-built\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T14:39:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T14:39:30","slug":"australia-britain-vow-aukus-nuclear-powered-subs-will-be-built","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/australia-britain-vow-aukus-nuclear-powered-subs-will-be-built\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia, Britain vow AUKUS nuclear-powered subs will be built"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>Australia and Britain said on Friday that a landmark <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1822919\">deal<\/a> to develop AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines would go ahead, despite mounting fears about costs, capabilities and the possible return of Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Under the fledgling AUKUS deal, the two countries along with the United States have pledged to beef up their military muscle in a bid to counter China\u2019s rise.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1742261\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Defence chiefs this week unveiled ambitious plans to supply Australia with a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, a key pillar of the agreement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe three governments involved here are working at pace to make this happen,\u201d Australian defence minister Richard Marles told reporters on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is going to happen and we need it to happen,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Barely two years old, there are already signs that AUKUS and its central project could be under threat.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1742237\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Some fear Trump could jettison the pact if he wins this year\u2019s presidential election, returning to his \u201cAmerica first\u201d style of foreign policy.<\/p>\n<p>UK foreign secretary David Cameron suggested that \u201cbrilliant\u201d AUKUS and other alliances like Nato \u2014 which he dubbed \u201cthe most successful defence alliance in history\u201d \u2014 needed to be fighting fit come US election time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think whoever is president, the best thing we can do is to get those alliances, to get those projects into the best possible shape so whoever is the new president can see that they\u2019re working,\u201d Cameron said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the nuclear-powered submarines deal was \u201ca huge project, a huge undertaking, but absolutely essential for our security\u201d, adding that he had \u201ctotal confidence\u201d that the deal would go ahead.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"dangerous-times\" href=\"#dangerous-times\" class=\"heading-permalink\" aria-hidden=\"true\" title=\"Permalink\"\/>Dangerous times<\/h2>\n<p>With potential flashpoints emerging across the globe, and China taking an increasingly aggressive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1804802\">stance<\/a> in the Taiwan Strait, visiting UK defence minister Grant Shapps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1822919\">said<\/a> AUKUS was as crucial as ever.<\/p>\n<p>After decades of relative peace, Shapps said the planet was slowly shifting from a \u201cpost-war\u201d era to a \u201cpre-war\u201d footing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are living in more dangerous times,\u201d he said during a tour of the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia.<\/p>\n<p>UK defence contractor BAE Systems has been enlisted to help construct Australia\u2019s fleet of nuclear-propelled submarines.<\/p>\n<p>Australia hopes to have eight nuclear-powered vessels in the water by the 2050s \u2014 a mix of the new AUKUS-class subs built at home and in the UK, and Virgina-class vessels purchased from the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Marles said a \u201cdrumbeat\u201d of AUKUS-class submarines would then continue to roll off Australian production lines \u201cevery few years\u201d in perpetuity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no country in the world which has obtained the capability to build nuclear-powered submarines, which has then turned that capability off,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will see submarines being produced here on an enduring basis.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"potent-threat\" href=\"#potent-threat\" class=\"heading-permalink\" aria-hidden=\"true\" title=\"Permalink\"\/>Potent threat<\/h2>\n<p>Although the financial details of the BAE deal are under wraps, Australian defence officials want to initially build at least five AUKUS-class nuclear-powered subs at a cost of billions of dollars.<\/p>\n<p>The subs will be quieter and stealthier than Australia\u2019s existing diesel fleet, and capable of deploying over vast distances without surfacing, posing a potent threat to any foe.<\/p>\n<p>BAE Systems, one of the largest defence contractors in Europe, said it was \u201calready making good progress on the design and development of the next generation submarine\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The company has a close relationship with the UK navy, and is responsible for building its Astute-class and Dreadnought-class nuclear-powered vessels.<\/p>\n<p>The scale of the project is vast, and questions have been raised about whether Australia \u2014 with limited nuclear experience and a relatively small navy \u2014 can pull it off.<\/p>\n<p>Australian officials believe about 20,000 workers will be needed for the homegrown nuclear industry \u2014 among them an army of technicians, metal workers, electricians and welders.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian navy has struggled to maintain its current fleet of ageing diesel-electric subs, which have been plagued by design flaws and cost blowouts.<\/p>\n<p>In total, the AUKUS submarine project could cost up to Aus$368 billion (US$240 billion) over the next 30 years.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia and Britain said on Friday that a landmark deal to develop AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines would go ahead, despite mounting fears about costs, capabilities and the possible return of Donald Trump. 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