Defence Minister Richard Marles says the federal government made no promises to the United States that Australia would support it in any future conflict over Taiwan in exchange for American nuclear submarines.
Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.Richard Marles says Australia did not make any assurances, and the US did not ask for any, over any future conflict in Taiwan.abc.net.
The defence minister reiterated that, once in possession of them, Australia would maintain sovereignty and control over the submarines. "I want to make it really clear that the moment that there is a flag on the first of those Virginia-class submarines in the early 2030s is the moment that that submarine will be under the complete control of the Australian government of the day," he said.
"And again, no-one would have expected that to be any different. That is obviously the basis upon which this is happening." The AUKUS submarine deal, which will cost up to $368 billion over the next 30 years, also involves billions to support production lines and improvements to shipyards in the US and UK.
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