A former leading commander of the US navy in the Indo-Pacific has urged Congress to fast-track development of Australia’s nuclear submarines, warning the AUKUS deal would be significant only if America followed through in the long term, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
Speaking at a Congressional hearing into the threat of China, Admiral Harry Harris threw his weight behind a push to overhaul the maze of US regulationsand export control laws that could limit the transfer of military technology to Australia and potentially derail the multibillion-dollar agreement.
