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Australia FM stresses AUKUS will not create nuclear weapons

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Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong stressed Tuesday that her country's security pact with the U.K. and U.S. will not create nuclear weapons. Wong said she hoped concerns that it may spark a regional arms race would dissipate over time. Some countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, including Malaysia, fear the pact could escalate tensions in hot spots.

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The Hindu

Australia FM stresses AUKUS will not create nuclear weapons

“We remain very clear that we do not seek, nor would we ever seek to arm, (to) have any nuclear capability on our submarines," Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said.

2 years ago·India

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Associated Press News

Australia FM stresses AUKUS will not create nuclear weapons

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has stressed that her country’s security pact with the U.K. and the U.S. will not create nuclear weapons, and says she hopes concerns that it

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

Australia FM stresses AUKUS will not create nuclear weapons

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has stressed that her country’s security pact with the U.K. and the U.S. will not create nuclear weapons, and says she hopes concerns that it may spark a regional arms race will dissipate over time

2 years ago·United States

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Irish Independent

Australia foreign minister stresses Aukus pact will not create nuclear weapons

Australian foreign minister Penny Wong has stressed that her country’s security pact with the UK and US will not create nuclear weapons, and said she hoped concerns that it may spark a regional arms race would dissipate over time.

2 years ago·Ireland

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MY Northwest

Australia FM stresses AUKUS will not create nuclear weapons

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong stressed Tuesday that her country’s security pact with the U.K. and the U.S. will not create nuclear weapons, and said she hoped concerns that it may spark a regional arms race would dissipate over time.“We are not a nuclear power. There are nuclear powers in this region, but Australia is not one of them,” Wong told a news conference after meeting with her Malaysian counterpart, S…

2 years ago·Tacoma, United States

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