AUKUS Nuclear Cooperation

Abstract

An accompanying message to Congress explains that the agreement would permit the three governments to communicate and exchange Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information and would provide authorization to share certain Restricted Data as may be needed during trilateral discussions concerning a project to develop Australian nuclear-powered submarines. This project is part of an enhanced trilateral security partnership named AUKUS, which the three governments announced on September 15,2021. The United States has a similar nuclear naval propulsion arrangement only with the United Kingdom pursuant to the bilateral 1958 Mutual Defense Agreement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 15, 2023
Accession Number
AD1216751

Entities

People

  • Mary-beth D. Nikitin
  • Paul K. Kerr

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Congress
  • European Union
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Marine Nuclear Propulsion
  • Materials
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Nuclear Powered Submarines
  • Nuclear Propulsion
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Security
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting