UK is all-in on Aukus Deal with US and Australia

What’s going on here?
The UK has gone “all in” on the Aukus pact after a long-awaited US review gave the green light, committing billions to build a new generation of nuclear-powered submarines alongside the US and Australia.

What does this mean?
Aukus — the trilateral defence pact between the UK, US, and Australia — is shifting from talk to action. The goal? Strengthen military deterrence against China in the Indo-Pacific by developing the SSN-Aukus, the most powerful submarine ever to patrol Royal Navy waters. Britain’s Defence Secretary John Healey pledged £6bn towards submarine infrastructure and £220mn for upgrades at BAE’s Barrow-in-Furness shipyard, where the vessels will be built.

The move locks the UK into a decades-long defence partnership that could shape global power balances well into the 2040s. But not everyone’s cheering: critics in Washington worry about exporting submarines when US shipyards are already stretched thin. Still, with President Trump’s administration declaring Aukus “full steam ahead,” sceptics seem sidelined — and Britain is betting big on underwater diplomacy.

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