and areas including cyber and underwater defense. good morning and the artificial intelligence strictly also gets you clear pirates submarines with american and british help so far the u. s. as only shared such technology with the u. k. august will bring together our sailors, our scientists, and our industries maintain and expand our hedge and military capabilities and critical technology such as cyber artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, and undersea domains. now as a key project under august, we are launching consultations with australia acquisition of conventionally arm nuclear powered submarine. we're opening a new chapter in our friendship. and the 1st task of this partnership will be to help us trailer acquire a fleet of nuclear submarines emphasizing of course, the submarine in question will be powered by nuclear reactors, not with nuclear weapons. and i work will be fully in line with our non proliferation obligation. the 1st major initiative of august will be to deliver a nuclear power submarine flight restructure. i have the next id months we will work together to seek to determine the best way to achieve this. this will include an intense examination of what we need to do to exercise our new kil

u. s. and the u. k. today they work within their own proper alliance. the u. k . australia and the and the u. s. trust themselves more than the new trust countries like france or other ones, community or even germany. don't forget the manual macro said a couple years ago that data was brain dead. even donald trump said that nato isn't working, as it was initially supposed to be working or alliances within the alliance. what kind of lion is this? where people use drop or contracts are taken over us doesn't have, didn't have a allied, it only has targets or it has vessels. australia, the us on france repeatedly cited the suppose it's security threat from beijing in the in the pacific region where china is the dominant power and the signing of the orchestra security pipe companies. just months off, the britain infuriated beijing by sending its war ships to the south china sea to join, so called freedom of navigation operations, led by washington and china has condemned the new lions calling it a throwback to the cold war. countess should not build exclusionary blocks targeting or harming the intere

the us and u. k. seem to be operating independently of ne, to hear that divisions inside the block. oh, no doubt, no doubt. and the u. s. and the u. k. since world war 2, especially the u. k. a few years afterwards, especially after their misadventure is more against egypt and $956.00. the, the ruling ally in, in the united kingdom decided they have a position as the junior partner of the united states. and so they operate that way . they operated that way and regard to the iraq war, 2003, when there was a position within there. there's a lot of there's a lot of differences they had to do with huge amounts of money. the contracts for our summer, but they also have to do with what i think it's called inter, into realist rivalry between the us and frank taking that most of that plays out in africa. but it also is playing out to do richard becca. and he will activist at coalition. mr. becker, thank you very much indeed for your time. thank you. and we're now moving to the heart of moscow and our special coverage of the force coming elementary election voting will be held over 3 days. it will run from friday to sunday and

u. s. the u. k. and australia seen as an attempt to counter china. the will did the jungle, france has just been reminded this bitter truth by the way, the u. s. and the u. k. of stub to in the back in australia, the american choice to exclude the european ally and partner such as franz from a structuring partnership with australia at the time when we are facing unprecedented challenges in the, in the pacific region shows a lack of coherence that france can only note and regret the new agreement is called the office. the 3 nations will show data on strategic areas, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, on nuclear defense. and under the times, australia would acquire a nuclear power submarine fleet with a use of american and british technology. well, and a further stop to paris australia has scrapped a $66000000000.00 deal with a french firm to build 12 military submarines. and that's just the latest blow to the u. arms industry at the moment. at a time when member states are struggling to meet that funding, commitments to nato are also long running divisions in the block of creating its own army to ensure a, quote, strategical tommy, f

u. s. and the u. k. today they work within their own proper alliance. the u. k . australia and the, and the u. s. trust themselves more than the new trust countries like france or other ones, community or even germany. don't forget the manual macro said a couple years ago that data was brain dead. even donald trump said that nato isn't working, as it was initially supposed to be working through our alliances within the alliance . what kind of lion is this? where people use drop or contracts are taken over us? doesn't have didn't have a allied, it only has targets, or it has vessels on the deed that friendship between washington and cambra might not be as close as it seems. when announcing the security deal, president biden appeared to forget the name of a truly as prime minister. scott morrison. thank you born and i want to thank that fell down under. thank you very much. appreciate your premise. australia, the us and friends have repeatedly cited this opposed to the security threat from beijing in the into pacific region where china is the dominant power on the signing of the august security pac

but in the process, a major and submarine deal that the french were counting on went up in smoke without them apparently being notified. and of course the u. s. and the, and the u. k. come in and fill the void. what does this say about nato unity? because and plus, you know, why do you feel if you are the australia and they said to him here, it can be you. okay. doing a up ending one of the are important allies, friends. mean, wouldn't you think? maybe they'll do it to me. i mean, a very few people who bought out the implications of this year. this is how you treat allies. i thought from was the guy that treated allies badly go ahead. a little often pointed to trump development and began under obama then trunk, and they thought them through with by them coming in the things will be different. however, this is a much broader change in the international system. but if you're not a state of new priorities, which means it will focus less on europe, which means that the irrelevant front in the world will diminish. now it's important to point out the west that the unified regional really, really developed in opposition to russia when it was the principal adversary durin

the us and destroyer after what is calling us fab in the bag. frances angry officer miss tony a cancelled a multi $1000000000.00 submarine contract to enter a military alliance with the u. s. and the u. k. i start tunnel and the u. s. has rejected the government plans to roll out corporate $900.00 booster shots to all americans. age 16 and older, but it's endorsed extra pfizer biotech shops for people over the age of $65.00. okay, let me take you back to our top story more in those mass process in tunis. william laurence is professor of international relations at the american university is also from us diplomat engine. is it? he's joining us by skype from washington. d. c. good to have back on august. you know, thanks very much. indeed. we were hearing from our, from a journalist by louis who is on the streets of june, esther, in the middle of those protests. and she was telling us earlier in the program that the, the call that people are making today is for more information. they want more clarity about what the president is doing. why is it taking the president so long to put the forms in place? well, there is a number of issues at hand. first of all, he and now he 1st right after th

the u. s. is condemned peeling young over its launch without mentioning south korea's tests. and the u. s. u. k. and australia say that they're forming a security partnership in the, in the pacific region that the fence.

in 6 months and a broken justice system, the united nations, the keys is then as well and officials and torture, sexual violence, and arbitrary killings. ah, the u. s. b, u. k and australia have defended their new into pacific security lines after it came on the attack from china. under the agreements, the strategy and government will get you clear pirates submarines. it's seen as an efforts to cancer paintings influence in the pacific, but china says it will only intensify an arms race. russell and jordan reports from washington, d. c. the u. s. u. k and australia reportedly agreed to form a new defense alliance on the sidelines of this year's g. 7 summit in england, washington in london will help it by a fleet of nuclear powered submarines. the main reason for the alliance containing china, we spoke in detail about china, the stabilizing activities in beijing efforts to course and intimidate other countries. contrary to establish rules and norms, we will remain clear eyed and review a beijing's efforts to undermine the established international order. we discussed the competition of china at a number of levels that requires us to respond and to increase r

the past and he'll the present. i don't believe barker al jazeera. ah, and now the talk stories on al jazeera, the u. s. u. k and australia have defended their new security alliance, and the which deals fairly in government will be able to develop nuclear powered submarines. it's seen as an effort the counter china's influence in the persist.

and the americans. just in case you miss that, he's a recap of what happened on wednesday, australia, the u. k and the u. s. signed a pacific security packed called orchestra seen as countering china and involves cooperation in the realms of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and nuclear defense. australia will acquire a nuclear power submarine fleet with american and british technology. china, which is the dominant power in the indo pacific region, as can done deal, is being cold war mentality. neither washington nor london have explicitly linked the new deal to the supposed threat from basing the remarks from the us defense secretary left little room for doubt. we spoke in detail about china, the stabilizing activities in beijing is efforts to course and intimidate other countries. this agreement, this relationship does not aim that anything or anyone. while china and friends of angry about the new pact, others are asking what it could mean to nato. katrinka sons the latest reactions. when donald trump left office and joe biden took charge, it could have been a sigh of relief for some of washington's

the us essentially walking away from its commitments. i think this agreement has recreated, does concerns and makes it very clear that the u. s. and the u. k. to give women are committed to maintaining a pre and i've been in the pacific region and counter balancing and deterring arise in china. secondly, from an australian perspective, this really elevates our role in the region. the fact that we're getting nuclear path submarines i think gives us much more capable naval force the mom had before and allows us to be a strategic partner to the us in the u. k. and play a strategic role in the range of china's in time to presentation pain is to us strategic privacy in the region and impose its own sphere influence on the, on the region. and a strategy is not prepared to sit back and allow its security interests. all the interests of his pop is in the region to be traveled over by. so it's not a case of us trying to mend fences. we're basing we dug, but not about bending the need facing what we need to see if we're trying to take a more pragmatic and sensible, constructive approach to its relationship in the region. more details i emerging abou

under the purview of the security council and any claims made as a result of the statement will not be followed ah, era. and these are the headlines, the u. s. history alia, and the u. k. have an artist and new security partnership.

under the purview of the security council, and any claims made as a result of the statement will not be followed ah, era, and these are the headlines, the u. s. history alia, and the u. k. have an artist and new security partnership seen as a strategy to turn to chime in religion. the orchestra, lions, and for corporation in fiber and underwater defense. st. also gets you nuclear power submarines with american and british help. august will bring together our sailors, our scientist, and our industries maintain and expand our edge and military capabilities and critical technology such as cyber artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, and undersea domains. now as a key project under archive, we are launching consultations with australia acquisition of conventionally our nuclear powered submarines. both north and south korea have tested ballistic missiles. the north tested was called a railway born missile system. while the face launched a missile from a submarine. us olympic gymnast civic keys, the f. b i is turning a blind eye to sexual abuse. they suffered the hands of 14, dr. lowery. nasser for athletes, gave emotional testimony to the senate judiciary committee.

these are the top stories on al jazeera and new security alliance between the u. s. u. k. and australia is being met with backlash from both allies and adversaries. the pact which is named orchestra will help australia acquire nuclear power submarines while also allowing the sharing of intelligence the agreement seen as an effort the counter china's influence in the pacific. but beijing says it's severely damages regional piece while intensifying an arms race talk. diplomats from the us and australia have doubled down on the deal. i want to, besides that there is no regional divide, separating the interests of our atlantic and our pacific partners. this partnership with australia in the united kingdom is a signal that we're committed to working with our allies and partners, including in europe, to ensure a free and open in the pacific. we welcome european countries playing an important role in the, in the, you know, specific. we look forward to continue close cooperation with nato, with the european union and others in this endeavor. united states leadership in the in the paci

the same decisions as does other countries within our region. and however, the new deal stands increased tension even further, as china responded by calling the move, highly irresponsible, and accusing the u. s. and the u. k. of using nuclear exports as a tool for ju, political games made us the u. k. and australia is cooperation in nuclear submarine, severely damages regional peace and stability, intensify the arm of race and jeopardize the international efforts and promoting the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons. and rachel, it seems like the bite administration has talked about improving this relationship with china, improving the diplomacy between the 2 side. is this helping any, it doesn't seem to be and you know, it's interesting because just last week we were talking about how talks were being carried out between the united states and china. and when it comes to that, where diplomacy, that's where the binding ministration is said they want to do, especially when comparing themselves to the trumpet administration. but yet, at the same time, when you look at the south, see, you see that that military build up has only continued. and one of the things that we've heard from the united states is for t

and power on out his era. ah, i'm how am i, he didn't do? how would the headlines on al jazeera, the u. s. history alia, and the u. k. you have a nice and you, in the pacific security packs, it's seen as a strategy to come to china's influence in the region. the arcos alliance involves corporation in cyber and under was a defense history of the also gets new nuclear power submarines with american and push help. august will bring together our sailors, our scientist, and our industries maintain and expand our edge and military capabilities and critical technology such as cyber artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, and undersea domains. now as the key project under archive, we are launching consultations with australia acquisition of conventionally our nuclear powered submarine. mike, hannah has more from washington a certainly as a wide ranging alliance. it ranges from aspects of artificial intelligence. for example, cyber technology and under water events. in particular. 3 and the most tangible form of the alliance that is going to be seen is providing australia with nuclear power submarines. now the last time the u. s. shed it'

and the americans. a recap of what happened on wedding to say a street near the u. k. am the u. s. signed a pacific security pack called orchestra scenic, country china. it involves cooperation and artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and nuclear defense. while it's truly will acquire a nuclear power at submarine fleet with american unpredicted technology. china, which is the dominant power in the indoor pacific region house, condemns a deal of cold war mentality. neither washington or london have explicitly lengthened. you deal to the suppose that threat from beijing, but remarks from the us defense secretary, left little room for died. we spoke in detail about china's d stabilizing activities and beijing efforts to course and intimidate other countries. this agreement, this relationship does not aim that anything or anyone. while china and france are angered by the new pact, others are asking what this could mean for nato elliot. pet ranko sums up the latest reactions when donald trump left office and joe biden took charge. it could have been a side relief for some of washington's allies just when europe was starting to think that the future would be more predictable under

s. c and former state secretary to germany's defense minister. thanks so much for coming on the program here. when we're grateful to have you with us, how do you feel about the u. s. u k and australia essentially forming a defense packet against china. the company they did normally both. i live on the phone, you're really in the blog and the, the final point of the call really like how many phone tongue i went on your wall and we live in excellent corporation was how i bought and i in china and on it, it's complicated for us because we just globally and our allies, the united states. if you were to confront asian and even conflict when they got the china and know what's going on, how do i love to watch mr. been a 5 year straight. china has been germany is biggest bilateral trading partner. as you say, germany has a good economic relationship with china. you do find it alarming. i suspect that your allies taking, as you said, a confrontational sons with china. here we go, the some of the easy. we lee a decision was they got the the last 5 phone problem. that was, it was even the foaming the father united states which still. ready bought in the campaign and on the 2nd plain

the past. and he'll the present, i don't believe barca al jazeera ah and now the top stories on al jazeera, the u. s. u. k and australia have defended their new security alliance, and the which feels failure in government will be able to develop nuclear powered submarines. it's seen as an effort to counter china's influence in the pacific, but being says, it's severely damages regional piece and intensifies an arms race. the path also effectively cancels a $1000000000.00 deal for a french company to build submarines for. strayer, frances government has reacted with fury, accusing australia, stabbing it in the back, and the by didn't have been destruction of acting like donald trump. but america stock diplomat insists that france and europe are not being sidelined. i want to, besides that there is no regional divide, separating the interests of our atlantic and our pacific partners. this partnership with australia in the united kingdom is a signal that we're committed to working with our allies and partners, including in europe, to ensure a free and open in the pacific. we welcome european countries playin

the u. s. is condemned pyongyang over its launch without mentioning south korea's test. and the u. s. u. k. and australia say that there forming a security partnership in the, in the pacific region. that the fence tact will initially focus on a fleet of nuclear power submarines for the australian navy. the leaders of the 3 countries announced the deal at a joint virtual news conference. us olympic gymnast, i've accused the f. b, i of turning a blind eye to the sexual abuse that they suffered from a former teen dr. larry not far for athletes, gave emotional testimony to a senate judiciary committee, which is looking into the f. b. i mishandling of complaints against the sports doctor. master has been jailed for sexually assaulting hundreds of women and girls, but to be clear, take a turn to be clear. i blame larry now sir. and i also believe in an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse. spin one month since the taliban seized the cobble and the crisis and i've got a son is only got worse. more than 3000000 people are internally displaced and 14000000 could be pushed to the brink of

feels very grieved at the moment that allies, that they say should share things and should talk about things. and yet very secretly, the u. s. did a deal with australia and the u. k. cutting out france which had to deal with australia to come up with new submarines. and now the threatens to taking those submarines from the u. s. and the u. k. new nuclear power submarines. they of course, are aimed at patrolling the pacific because of the threats of china, but he made it quite clear that we are not looking for a new cold war. he said they did not want a country divided and they made it clear they were prepared to work with any nation in a peaceful manner. that's important because he got referred to north korea. he said he wanted to complete the nuclear is ation of the korean peninsula. and of course, to iran, whether it is iran talks continue in vienna. some the criticize the by the administration is going a little bit late to that, to starting that diplomacy a little late. and certainly that diplomacy is dragging on and no sign of any progress. and all that was telling you that was supposed to be a meeting of the other members of the iraq nuclear deal. of course

thing that they should have been talks between the french and the americans a recap of what happened on wednesday, australia, the u. k and the u. s. signed a pacific security bank called orchestra, which is seen as countering china. it involves cooperation and an artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, a nuclear defense, was fairly well acquire a nuclear power submarine fleet with american and british technology. china, which is the dominant power in the, in the pacific regions, condemned the deal is cold war mentality. not the washington nor london explicitly linked to the new deal to the supposed invasion, but remarks from the us. defense secretary left little room for dance. we spoke in detail about china's di stabilizing activities in beijing efforts to course and intimidate other countries. this agreement, this relationship does not aim that anything or anyone while china and france of angry about the new pacts, others are asking what this could mean for nathan. it's a trinket, some of the like disruptions when donald trump left office and joe biden took charge. it could have been a cyber leave for some of washington's you a

the e, u and u. k to continue to work together. but because of what just happened, it's clear that the u. k is working far more closely with the u. s. and australia. so i think that was kind of reeling from that as well. and today at the account touted europeans endo pacific strategy. all of the questions. all of them were about the new strategic because the u. k. u. s. so it seems that they're picking me that on the international stage when it comes to defense issue. teresa, i do want to dig into some of the pacific stuff in just a moment as plenty to discuss that. but nicholas, i want to bring you in here because we're talking about you political well, not just in terms of finding money to do all of this, but also in terms of spending it on the right things and also dealing with the whole nature issue. so in your mind, nicholas, what's actually holding this hold on there are a couple of things. one of them has been mentioned by both my colleagues already, which is the fear of duplication between the resorts already go into a show. the results of my going to you on a little bit skeptical about this, to be honest because actually this i

and the u. s. u k. and australia say that there forming a security partnership in the, in the pacific region, the healthiest premium government acquire nuclear powered submarines. the leaders of the 3 countries announced the deal in the last half hour in a joint virtual news conference. let's talk a little bit more about this partnership with brett brewin, who's a former director of global engagement at the white house under president obama. sir, thank you. so much for joining us here, and i'll just 0. now considering that the u. k. u. s. and australia, our historic allies, do you think that this partnership was necessary and if so, why? i think it is necessary. it's a new level of friendship. if you will, one that is clearly designed to send a message to beijing. look, we are not only close allies in a number of areas are ready. we're going to vary swirlies remain focused on the security threat across the pacific region. so at the beginning, i think this is little more than a new friendship treaty. obvious

i did not add the stereo towards china, e u states feeling like they were left, hung out to dry, the u. s. and u. k. and making decisions without consulting their friends with nato's ongoing friendship. crisis airing it's member states dirty laundry. many are finding it hard to see a strong united future for the west over 7 decade long military alliance. nato was considered by franz a month ago, year to go by president my whole as brain dead. a brain dead alliance, best strong words within nato. they want to revise the concept, he's teaching concepts and bring it back actually to the north atlantic. because if you follow america, nato will soon be in the pacific, cruising around china with us. this is not the way nature was conceived and it shouldn't be there. europeans should not be in that region of the world. markets said repeatedly that we should enlarge our vision any desperately look to something to do. that's the reality. you know, we are in that. i mean, maintain what's in the scanner. stuff is in iraq. to train the forces, that's the limits of the extension. this is not the north atlantic anymo

the us and britain as the u. k. looks to secure a trade deal post, breaks it with the u. s. and what does it mean for the european union at its strategic ambitions and defense capabilities? as you said earlier, kelly france will push for an increase role. ready of the european union and your bents at large in the recipe. actually today the you adopted and they're listed in the strategy, which is a straight to that's your band wants to play a role in that region. and front is clearly driving actor in the master bed. committed, we think that a strong cooperation with the u. s. u. k. key in the region and search the political decision that the major is actually the part of the book trust between paris, london, and washington, which is needed. given the changes in the region, structure manufacturer for being with us appear more cost. and having set him all ahead here. all that is including i scatter psalms, acting deputy prime minister says he's alive and well off to rumors of his death. why the philippines government says that it won't cooperate with the i c c. investigation. it wa

tense relations in the coming weeks and months between them. paris, washington come there and given the unprecedented challenges in their best, it makes no sense that the u. s. u. k. and australia acts on their own without the cooperating closely with a key actor suggests friends with also in japan and we cannot have such a limited corporation. france is a nation of the best to speak with others is there is there is there more than 7000 soldiers permanent deployed in the region? we sentence submarines for gates aircraft carrier in the region. so we are an actor . we have to play a role, and this is kenny, disappointing that such. try to open the shift, excuse me. a 2nd look at some of the years that were following the far from says that the special forces of killed at abilene also highway the leader of iso in the greater salary region president mario micron held the operation a success in france's fight against armed groups in west africa, so hell. know the death of abilene high, which is a decisive blog i saw in soho, but also is cohesion. it will certainly have difficulty replacing its leader with some one of the in for a minute to play is the president of the

the u. s. and its partners across the world of somewhat tense, but that hasn't been helped by the latest announcements of a new license, if you will, between the u. k, the united states and australia a u. k. u. s. is being dubbed, and part of that is the analysis of a multi $1000000000.00 submarine deal. the only snag is australia had already agreed to deal with the french, according to paris. and now renee, going on that deal. of course, that means pirates losing out on billions in contracts and, but also of course on the status on the world stage are being shunned in such a way and it's having political consequences. the french defense ministry cancelling summit that was due to be held a bilateral summit with the brits. we understand the reports of florence, paula, who is the french defense minister personally called for that meeting to be council . the british side are denying it. they say that this is merely a postponement, it's not a cancellation of that. 3 meeting the french side, haven't commented on those reports yet, but that it all comes, of course, as tensions continue. and some of the words coming out from the french side really harsh when it comes to their v

and the u. s. and the u. k. have been watching the situation closely as things continue to unfold in afghanistan. us secretaries of state and defense are visiting katara to discuss the situation. and the british prime minister has been addressing parliament will speak to join a hole in london just a moment, but 1st swan white house correspondent, kimberly how kit in washington. kimberly the us defense secretary in doha today and to the blinking the secretary of state, also arriving until today. it seems washington ramping up diplomat, diplomat emissions overseas. what is it all about? is it about reassuring allies that the u. s. is not abandoning them? it's part of that it's part reassurance. part. thank you and part strategy in terms of what happens next. that is really why this is required by the, by the administration, not only the secretary of defense, but as you mentioned, also the secretary of state. what we know is there is a component of trying to kind of reassure nervous partners and allies. you have to

be tense relations in the coming weeks and months between them. paris, washington come there and given the unprecedented challenges in the best, it makes no sense that the u. s. u. k. and australia acts on their own without the cooperating closely with a key actor suggests friends with also in japan and we cannot have such a limited corporation. france is a nation of the best to speak with others is there is there, is there more than 7000 soldiers permanent deployed in the region? we sentence submarines for gates aircraft carrier in the region. so we are an actor . we have to tell you a row and it is clearly disappointing that such try to open the ship, excludes paris, the trial and the 2015 emission is cheating scandal that's come to be known as germany's diesel gate has begun in brunswick for former executives, the volkswagen are accused of using manipulated software on millions of cars that allow the vehicles to cheat emissions tests. it was exposed by us regulators and has already cost volkswagen billions and fines and compensation to car owners out there is dominant cain reports from berlin. its the central theme is this, what was called a dedicated defeat de

these are the top stories on al jazeera and new security alliance between the u. s. u. k and australia is being met with backlash from both allies and adversaries. the pact which is named orchestra will help australia acquire nuclear power submarines while also allowing the sharing of intelligence the agreement is seen as an effort the counter china is influencing the.

rail, the reserve currency is while nevertheless macro, who heads up franz pay pulled as diplomats and he's hopping mad about this, all the trail i guess is being perceived of, of the u. s. and the u. k. scheming in the background. and so we're at a diplomatic crossroads in the past. this would mean nothing, because no one respects france on the international stage. however, maybe this time, micron and france will do something with a little bit more teeth. they should kick the us diplomats out of paris. i think that would be more of a statement of, of something jen sake, why that would be war. so i doubt they will do that. but the, the interesting thing is, on case report here, we've been talking about the globalization and these periods of, you know, a declining power in arise and power. we don't know for a 5060 years, what emerges from it. but in those 5060 years of, of come out, you see a lot of crazy things. so in this case you like online, you'll see a lot of american british and australians who are party to this submarine deal that got sunk for with between the french and the austrians. as i say, it's just a business deal. it's nothing personal. it's about, you know, getting a

and makes it very clear that the u . s. m a u k. to give a women strangely committed to maintaining a pre and i've been in the pacific region and counter balancing and deterring, arise in china. the secondly, from an australian perspective, this really elevates our role in the region. the fact that we're getting nuclear submarines i think gives us much more capable naval forces. the mom had before and allowed to be a strategic partner to the us in the u. k. and play a strategic role in the region. yeah. and that's an important point to make malcolm because since president biden took off his, he has refocused us foreign policy onto the indo pacific region. but does this alliance then weaponized, australia is foreign policy in the region. i mean, camera get some shiny new nuclear submarines, but that worsens the already front just relationship between camera and beijing. well, fractious relationship, as you point out, is, is the fault of basing not camera. and that relationship is probably going to continue to work in your respective or whatever we do. because china has, in time time to presentation pain, is to us strategic privacy in th