[New post] Russia warns that AUKUS is a ” a great challenge to the international nuclear non-proliferation regime.”

Christina MacPherson posted: " AUKUS deal leaves Russia 'concerned' that Australia will have nuclear-powered submarines, ABC 1 Oct 21, Russia says it is concerned that the AUKUS defence agreement between Australia, Britain and the United States will allow Australia to enter the se" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Antinuclear Russia warns that AUKUS is a " a great challenge to the international nuclear non-proliferation regime." by Christina MacPherson AUKUS deal leaves Russia 'concerned' that Australia will have nuclear-powered submarines, ABC 1 Oct 21, Russia says it is concerned that the AUKUS defence agreement between Australia, Britain and the United States will allow Australia to enter the select group of nations that operate nuclear-powered submarines. Key points: Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said the pact is a challenge to global nuclear non-proliferation The EU has delayed free trade talks with Australia for a month but denies it is in retaliation for ripping up a submarine deal with France The AUKUS announcement has angered China which has previously questioned Australia's willingness to improve relations Currently the United States, Russia, Britain, France and China operate such submarines. The three-way pact, under which Australia will obtain nuclear submarine technology from the United States, has angered France and concerned China since it was announced........... We are also concerned about the … partnership that will allow Australia, after 18 months of consultations and several years of attempts, to obtain nuclear-powered submarines in sufficient numbers to become one of the top five countries for this type of armaments," Mr Ryabkov was quoted as saying by Russia's TASS news agency. "This is a great challenge to the international nuclear non-proliferation regime." China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said earlier in the week that the security pact brings a hidden danger to regional peace, stability and international order. Foreign ministry spokesman Hua Chunying also questioned whether Australia really cared about improving relations with China. The defence pact has worried some of Australia's closer neighbours.............   https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-02/russia-concerned-about-aukus-and-nuclear-submarines/100509258 This free site is ad-supported. Learn more ​ Christina MacPherson | October 2, 2021 at 6:19 am | Categories: AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, politics international, weapons and war | URL: https://wp.me/pAhaJ-oy3 Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Antinuclear. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://antinuclear.net/2021/10/02/russia-warns-that-aukus-is-a-a-great-challenge-to-the-international-nuclear-non-proliferation-regime/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com