towards any other power. but china has called the pact extremely irresponsible and france says the decision to scrap its submarine deal with australia is a stab in the back . 0ur security correspondent frank gardner reports. silent and stealthy. a nuclear powered submarine on patrol, 0nly only six countries have them but now the uk and united states be helping australia build one of its own. they won t be carrying nuclear weapons. western nations have been stepping up their naval presence in the indo pacific region, concerned about what they see as aggressive actions by china. the new pact, called aukus, is being called one of the most significant security partnerships in decades. one of the great prizes of this project is
frank gardner reports. silent and stealthy. a nuclear powered submarine on patrol. only six countries in the world have them but now, under a new pact, britain and the us will help australia build its own fleet of them. they won t be carrying nuclear weapons. western nations have been stepping up their naval presence in the indo pacific region concerned about what they see as aggressive actions by china. the new pact, called aukus, is being called one of the most significant security partnerships in decades. one of the great prizes of this enterprise is that australia, the uk, and the us will become involved in a project that will last for decades. today, we re taking another historic step to deepen cooperation among all three of our nations. because we all recognise the imperative of ensuring peace and stability in the indo pacific
additional pressure on the health service, at a time where we have still got quite a lot of pressure from covid, but covid and influenza at the same time is far more serious than just covid by itself. so, yes, i think we need to get on with this and also the influenza campaign as well. we can t afford not to progress with the flu campaign this autumn. a diplomatic row has broken out following the announcement of a new security and defence partnership between the uk, the us, and australia. the prime minister says the deal isn t intended to be adversarial towards any other power. but china has called the pact extremely irresponsible and france says the decision to scrap its submarine deal with australia is a stab in the back . our security correspondent frank gardner reports. silent and stealthy. a nuclear powered submarine on patrol. only six countries in