cooperating over the submarines in australia. ,, ., ., ., . ~ cooperating over the submarines in| australia. let australia. snp leader ian black. let me beain australia. snp leader ian black. let me begin by australia. snp leader ian black. let me begin by thanking australia. snp leader ian black. let me begin by thanking the australia. snp leader ian black. let me begin by thanking the prime - me begin by thanking the prime ministerfor advance me begin by thanking the prime minister for advance sight of the statement and a briefing from a national security adviser that was arranged last night. as the speaker, over the course of the past couple of weeks and months we have all witnessed on the streets of kabul, the devastating consequences of failure in international cooperation, and deepening cooperation, and deepening cooperation with allies and seeking to aid stability and security is an important step, especially if past mistakes are never to be repeated and i welcome this
including in scotland, the north of england and the midlands. we are reinforcing our industrial base and national scientific expertise exemplified by the british companies participating in the defence and security equipment international event this week. a nuclear submarine programme exists within a different realm of engineering from any other green project, requiring a mastery of discipline ranging from proportion to acoustics. in these fields and many others we will have new opportunity to strengthen britain s position as a science and technology superpower, and by generating economies of scale, this project could reduce the cost of the next generation of nuclear submarines for the royal navy,
but about stability and security in the indo pacific, it will not be welcomed by china. jonathan beale, bbc news. the uk defence secretary ben wallace said australia s move wasn t about antagonising anyone. china is embarking on one of the biggest military spends and military investments in history. it is growing its navy, air force, at a huge rate. extremely fast. obviously, it is engaged in some controversial areas, in disputed areas, we ve seen in the south china sea, the taiwan straits, are areas that we often see in our media where there is stress. china is also in dispute with some of its neighbours like vietnam and philippines, on fishing grounds, etc. we have seen that. that is china, that is what they are doing at the moment. it s right that the united kingdom alongside other allies such as australia, stand up for the rules based system and the international law and that is why we don t recognise some of the claims made about parts of the south china sea.
to defence and security and the structure is closer to home? and the posture against russia? there he said no. absolutely clearly he thought this would not have any impact on nato, the uk plasma commitment to nato, its relationship to france, or how it viewed russia. the to france, or how it viewed russia. the uk to france, or how it viewed russia. the uk plasma commitment to nato. let s speak to dr marcus hellyer, senior analyst at the defence, strategy and national security program of the australian strategic policy institute, an independent think tank. picking up the taiwan question with you. we havejust seen picking up the taiwan question with you. we have just seen the west really rooted in many ways from afghanistan, where china a backer of pakistan, which backs the taliban, according to many analysts. if you look at this picture, would this alliance actually intervene if china made a move on taiwan? that
and skill, those goals will come into conflict. so what plans does the prime minister have the prime minister have to ensure that this new arrangement increases, rather than decreases our ability to influence china? in order to protect our security and interest, we also need to look after our broader alliances. nato remains our most important strategic alliance. it is also the most successful. it has delivered peace and security in europe for three quarters of a century. and whatever the merits of a indo pacific tilt, maintaining security in europe must remain our primary objective. so can the prime minister guarantee that this arrangement will not see resources redirected from europe and the high north to the pacific? and can he guarantee that this arrangement will strengthen rather than weaken the nato alliance? let s get more on how