Defence Minister Richard Marles says there may be nonetheless a “shared sense of mission” between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia after US Senators lately expressed their concern over the AUKUS pact.
“There’s no doubt that the pressure this places on the industrial base of the United States, also the United Kingdom, is really significant,” Mr Marles instructed a press convention on Saturday.
“It’s so important that Australia develops its own industrial capability to build nuclear powered submarines.”
