Under Australia s security deal with he US and Britain signed in 2021, the Royal Australia Navy is set to get it s hands on a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines in the coming decades.
Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, the head of the Armed Forces, will agree the arrangement, which could see UK subs operating within striking distance of China, at a conference in Sydney next week,
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has taken a swipe at Australia s plan to acquire nuclear submarines as Defence Minister Peter Dutton took the next step in formalising the deal.
Defence Minister Peter Dutton signed a formal agreement alongside the US and UK to allow the countries to share information on the nuclear-powered vessels.
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