【Key Focus: The UK and Australia Are Fully Advancing the Nuclear Submarine Cooperation with the US】
On December 10, 2025, in Washington, the Associated Press (AP) wrote in a press release:
The UK and Australia are fully advancing their submarine cooperation with the US. The Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, has already initiated a series of meetings with his counterparts from the UK and Australia in Washington, aimed at advancing the large-scale nuclear submarine construction and technology sharing agreement among the three countries, known as AUKUS. This agreement was initially signed in 2021. The Pentagon recently determined that this agreement aligns with US national security interests. It includes selling three US-made nuclear-powered submarines to Australia starting in 2032.
Before the meeting, the UK's Defence Secretary, John Healey, told reporters:
After the US reviewed this agreement, I have done my utmost. These reviews have now been completed, and we three now all have the determination to restart AUKUS with new commitments, especially new resolve.
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