, US President Joe Biden and the leaders of Australia and the United Kingdom announced that Australia will buy nuclear-powered attack submarines from the US to modernise its fleet in the face of growing concern about China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific. Biden travelled to San Diego with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to celebrate an 18-month-old nuclear partnership known as AUKUS, which stands for Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
