New Submarine Pact With Australia, Britain Surfaces at San Diego

Biden implies robust deal for subs would endure under a Trump presidency.

AP/Evan Vucci
President Biden speaks after meeting with the British prime minister, Rishi Sunak, right, and the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, at Naval Base Point Loma, March 13, 2023, at San Diego. AP/Evan Vucci

President Biden and the leaders of Australia and the United Kingdom on Monday announced that Australia will purchase American nuclear-powered attack submarines to modernize its fleet amid growing concern about China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific.

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