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King Charles praised the AUKUS alliance during his speech to the US Congress, highlighting the historic nuclear submarine program and Australia's role in the partnership. He emphasized the deep, long-standing defence ties between the UK, US, and Australia as essential for future security. The remarks underscored the strategic importance of the trilateral agreement amid broader discussions on global resilience. Australia was explicitly acknowledged as a key partner in this ambitious defence initiative.
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16.37 EDTKing Charles praises 'ambitious' Aukus in speech to US CongressKing Charles’s address to the US Congress has been covered over in our US politics blog (check it out here).But it’s worth noting that Australia got a shout-out, and specifically the Aukus nuclear submarine program, in a section of the speech that pointedly dwelt on the importance of defence ties between the US and UK (and Nato more broadly).The king said: double quotation markOur defence, intelligence and security ties are hardwired together through relationships measured not in years, but in decades. Today, thousands of US service personnel, defence officials and their families are stationed in the United Kingdom, as British personnel serve with equal pride across 30 American states. We are building F-35s together.
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