Pentagon wants to make Aukus work but some stakeholders have ‘serious concerns’, senior US defence official says

Defence official says major increase in Australian defence spending is ‘quite warranted’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSome US military stakeholders have “very serious concerns” about the Aukus arrangement but the Pentagon wants “to make this thing work”, a senior American defence official says. While they say a review of the nuclear submarine pact is being undertaken in good faith, it will not be completed within 30 days, as initially anticipated.Still, Washington is sticking to its request for Australia to give “a clear sense” of how it would respond militarily, including with the Aukus submarines, to future conflicts. While Anthony Albanese declares the Australian government wants to see “peace in and security in our region”, the senior official says the US wants Australia to step up more.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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