Ambassador to the United States Arthur Sinodinos has declared failure was never an option when Australia first announced its intentions to become a major player in the nuclear submarine game.
A key component of the AUKUS agreement, which was signed in 2021, will see Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines in a bid to secure and stabilise the Indo-Pacific region amid heightened tensions.reports that Australia is set to announce it will purchase five Virginia-class submarines.
“Failure is not an option. So I think the view was having gone out there and making this big bet in September 2021, we now had to deliver,” he said. The exclusive interview comes amid reports that Australia is set to announce it will purchase five Virginia-class submarines. Picture: Getty “Our strategic circumstances in the region were changing far more quickly than we were anticipating, even a few years ago,” he said.
When pressed about how policymakers in the United States view the likelihood of regional conflict, the outgoing Ambassador said that by creating a strong deterrent the hope was it leads to a peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific.
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