australia for a complete of diesel electric subs. when australia announced it was terminating that agreement, france's foreign minister called it a stab in the back. it puts u.s. officials on the defensive as they try to justify the new agreement. >> we will significantly deepen our cooperation on a range of security and defense priorities. including by strengthening our joint capabilities and interoperability in a number of key areas. cyber, ai, quantum technologies. additional underseas capabilities. we'll also work to sustain and deepen information and technology sharing between our countries and we'll foster a deeper integration of security and defense-related science, technology, industrial bases and supply chains. >> the french embassy in washington had planned a big event to mark the long military history between the u.s. and france. now it has been canceled.