Discussion were still fluid, sources close to the briefings said, but they rattled some of Congress’ biggest defence hawks.
Secret briefings detailing plans to supply Australia with nuclear-powered submarines sparked a dramatic intervention by two senior United States senators warning the AUKUS pact risked pushing America’s industrial base to “breaking point”.
saying they were increasingly concerned about the implications of the AUKUS pact between Australia, the US and United Kingdom. “We are concerned that what was initially touted as a ‘do no harm’ opportunity to support Australia and the United Kingdom and build long-term competitive advantages for the US and its Pacific allies, may be turning into a zero-sum game for scarce, highly advanced US [nuclear-powered submarines].”
Tom Corben, a defence and foreign policy research fellow at the United States Studies Centre, said the letter provided an important reality check about the difficulties of turning AUKUS from a vision into reality.
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