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The Australian government has hailed the signing of a new Aukus agreement with the US and the UK as proof “that we are making this happen”.
As reported here on the live blog yesterday, the new agreement will allow for the transfer of nuclear material to Australia as part of the process of acquiring nuclear-powered submarines, and it replaces a pre-existing agreement that allowed “for the exchange of naval nuclear propulsion information”.
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