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Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain conducted a live-fire exercise with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Ikazuchi and Kongō-class guided-missile destroyer JS Chōkai. (Photo by U.S. Navy)
AUKUS: Biden’s New Security Agreement
On Sept. 15, the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia announced a new security agreement. The partnership, introduced by the acronym AUKUS, expands the three countries’ already-close alliance by helping Australia develop at least eight nuclear-propelled submarines. The U.S. has previously shared the technology only with the United Kingdom.
The agreement is an example of Water Wars: ‘AUKUS Is Born’