Submarine Deal Will Keep Oceans Free, Claims Sunak
The Independent|March 14, 2023
The UK, US and Australia will work together "keeping our oceans free" with a new generation of nuclear-powered attack submarines, Rishi Sunak said yesterday.
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Submarine Deal Will Keep Oceans Free, Claims Sunak

The prime minister said the Aukus partnership would deliver "one of the most advanced" submarines the world has ever known, creating thousands of jobs in British shipyards.

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