The prime minister’s message to sceptical members of US Congress that Australia can be trusted with nuclear-powered submarines was backed by naval commanders.
: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told US officials he is clear-eyed about the threat posed by China, as he made final rounds of Washington to allay concerns that America’s nuclear secrets and shipbuilding capacity would be jeopardised by the AUKUS submarine pact.
“AUKUS is a call to action to strengthen our trilateral defence ecosystem,” Department of Defence under-secretary Marla Karlin said at a congressional hearing on Wednesday, backed by similar testimony from Navy Under Secretary Erik Raven, Commander William Houston, and Rear Admiral Jonathan Rucker.The push to advance AUKUS capped off Albanese’s whirlwind four-day state visit at the invitation of US President Joe Biden, who had earlier warned Albanese about the risks of dealing with China.
Guests included former speaker Nancy Pelosi, a firm supporter of Taiwan, and theUS ambassador to Australia, Caroline Kennedy, whose father John F Kennedy was cited as an inspiration during Albanese’s speech. The prime minister spent the final morning of his Washington trip assuring US politicians that Australia was not looking for “a free ride” at America’s expense.
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