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Biden reveals AUKUS fears under Trump - The Australian
Why it matters
AUKUS is Australia's most critical capability-development partnership for meeting 2030–2050 security challenges; a US political shock that threatens submarine delivery, funding, or technical access would cripple Australia's capacity to counter Chinese maritime advantage. Biden's public articulation of this risk signals both the fragility of the alliance under Democratic-to-Republican transition and the high stakes of US domestic political volatility for Australian defence procurement.
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