The U.S. Department of Defense has begun reviewing its trilateral security cooperation partnership with the United Kingdom and Australia, known as AUKUS, a U.S. defense official has told The Epoch Times.
The defense official said the review of the AUKUS, which formed during President Joe Biden’s term, seeks to determine whether the defense partnership is consistent with President Donald Trump’s current agenda.
“This means ensuring the highest readiness of our servicemembers, that allies step up fully to do their part for collective defense, and that the defense industrial base is meeting our needs. This review will ensure the initiative meets these commonsense, America First criteria,” the defense official said….
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