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  • “Lawmakers seek to ease defense export controls to UK, Australia,” By Rachel Oswald, Roll Call, May 23, 2023. 
  • “Pentagon seeks authority to transfer nuclear submarines to Australia,” By Bryant Harris and Megan Eckstein, Defense News, May 17, 2023. 
  • “Pentagon Muzzles GAO’s Doubts About Nuclear-Armed Submarine’s Schedule,” By Anthony Capaccio, Bloomberg, April 12, 2023.
  • “Aukus subs deal firms China support for Asean nuclear weapon-free zone,” By Laura Zhou, South China Morning Post, March 28, 2023.
  • “Congress lays groundwork for AUKUS export control reform,” By Bryant Harris, Defense News, March 22, 2023.
  • “How the US plans to expand its submarine industrial base for AUKUS,” By Megan Eckstein, Joe Gould and Bryant Harris, Defense News, March 15, 2023. 
  • “Biden to unveil nuclear submarine partnership with Britain, Australia,” By Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post, March 9, 2023.
  • “Big AUKUS news coming, but Hill and allies see tech sharing snags,” By Joe Gould and Bryant Harris, Defense News, March 7, 2023. 
  • “AUKUS offers scope for nuclear energy debate: opposition,” By Matthew Cranston, Australian Financial Review, January 30, 2023.
  • “Congressman suggests sending jointly operated US submarine to Australia as AUKUS announcement looms,” By Jade Macmillan, ABC News, January 23, 2023.
  • “HASC members push back at Sen. Reed AUKUS criticisms: ‘Far from a zero-sum game’,” By Colin Clark, Breaking Defense, January 10, 2023.
  • “Australia’s contribution to AUKUS should be a next generation conventional submarine,” By Kym Bergmann, Asia-Pacifica Defence Reporter, January 8, 2023.
  • “EXCLUSIVE: Reed, Inhofe warn Biden AUKUS risks becoming ‘zero sum game’ for US Navy,” By Justin Katz, Breaking Defense, January 5, 2023.
  • “Japan to join U.S. efforts to tighten chip exports to China,” By Takashi Mochizuki, Cagan Koc, and Peter Elstrom, Bloomberg, Retrieved from The Japan Times, December 13, 2022.
  • “First Anduril prototype ‘Ghost Shark’ drone sub delivered to Aussies 3 months early,” By Colin Clark, Breaking Defense, December 12, 2022.
  • “Australian defense industry minister: Remove barriers to collaboration,” By Pat Conroy, Defense News, December 8, 2022.
  • “Will US supply Australia with AUKUS subs? ‘That’s not going to happen,’ key US lawmaker says,” By Colin Clark and Aaron Mehta, Breaking Defense, December 5, 2022.
  • “US Space Force eyes ‘prime’ Australian real estate for future warfare operations,” By Andrew Greene, ABC News, December 1, 2022.
  • “The Land Down Under the sea: AUKUS is about submarines, not bombers,” By Andrew I. Park and Steven Wills, The Hill, November 27, 2022.
  • “AUKUS and nuclear-powered submarines: Let’s all just take a breath,” By Noah C. Mayhew, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, November 17, 2022.
  • “Australia plays down US B-52 bomber plan that angers China,” By Rod McGuirk The Associated Press, Retrieved from Air Force Times, November 3, 2022.
  • “AUKUS Briefing Book,” Edited By Jada Fraser and Jan K. Gleiman, Arizona State University, in association with the Security and Defence PLuS, an initiative of the PLuS Alliance, September 2022.
  • “US, Japan, South Korea to stage anti-submarine exercise after North’s latest launch,” By David Choi, Stars and Stripes, September 29, 2022.
  • “U.S. doubles down on extra-large drone subs to counter China,” By Ryo Nakamura, Nikkei Asia, September 29, 2022.
  • “US would have conversations with New Zealand if time comes for others to join AUKUS – top diplomat,” Radio New Zealand, August 10, 2022.
  • “Seoul kicks off efforts to sell submarines to Australia,” By Dong-Hyun Kim, The Korea Economic Daily, August 3, 2022.
  • “South Korea offers Australia advanced ROK air independent propulsion submarines that could be delivered in 7 years to close Australia’s near-term AUKUS submarine capability gap,” by Colin Clark, Breaking Defense, July 25, 2022.
  • “China LOSES IT over the AUKUS submarine deal with the Communist superpower berating Australia for setting a ‘dangerous precedent,'” by David Southwell, Daily Mail, July 21, 2022.
  • “Why Australian artificial intelligence contributions to AUKUS will be quite limited,” by Catherine Buchaniec, Defense News, July 20, 2022.
  • “Australia almost no chance to buy any submarine from current US building program, experts say,” by Tory Shepherd, The Guardian, July 20, 2022.
  • “Pentagon’s National Reconnaissance Office says latest launches demonstrate speed, agility,” by Zaomone Perez, Defense News, July 18, 2022.
  • “Australia Foreign Minister Stresses AUKUS Will Not Create Nuclear Weapons,” by Associated Press, The Diplomat, June 29, 2022.
  • “Brazil wants special treatment for its nuclear submarine program—just like Australia,” by Ian J. Stewart, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, June 28, 2022.
  • “Japan, Philippines Eyeing Space Defense Cooperation,” by Joe Saballa, The Defense Post, June 27, 2022.
  • “Yoon vows to rebuild Korea’s nuclear power industry through overseas expansion,” by Nam Hyun-woo, The Korea Times, June 22, 2022.
  • “S.Korea plans to establish diplomatic mission to NATO in Brussels,” by Soo-Hyang Choi, Reuters, June 22, 2022.
  • “South Korea’s second space rocket launch successfully puts satellites in orbit,” by Josh Smith and Hyonhee Shin, Reuters, June 21, 2022
  • “PM Kishida cautious about Japan acquiring nuclear-powered submarine,” Kyodo News, June 19, 2022.
  • “New Bill Would Allow Australian Sailors to Train With the U.S. Navy,” by Caleb Larson, The National Interest, June 16, 2022.
  • “South Korea bets big on small reactors in return to nuclear,” by Kotaro Hosokawa, Nikkei Asia, June 12, 2022.
  • “‘Chasing unicorns’: NSW Liberal minister rejects federal opposition push for nuclear power,” by Michael McGowan, The Guardian, June 8, 2022.
  • “Expect submarine delays, Marles says, as he plans for defence capability gap,” by Anthony Galloway, The Sydney Morning Herald, June 6, 2022.
  • “How neutrinos could ensure a submarine’s nuclear fuel isn’t weaponized,” by Emily Conover, ScienceNews, June 2, 2022.
  • “S.Korea to bid for Saudi Arabia’s $10 bn nuclear plant order,” by Zi-Hoon Lee and So-Hyeon Kim, The Korea Economic Daily, May 31, 2022.
  • “New Prime Minister backs the ban,” The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), May 21, 2022.
  • “South Korea has joined a Nato cyber defence centre. Should China be worried?,” by Jack Lau, The Hill, May 9, 2022.
  • “Election 2022: Anthony Albanese says John Howard is wrong about Australia’s nuclear future,” by Ashleigh Gleeson, NCA NewsWire, May 9, 2022.
  • “S. Korea’s spy agency joins NATO cyber defense group,” Yonhap News Agency, May 5, 2022.
  • “PRC: The gathering of allies in orbit and under the sea.” CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor interviews NPEC Executive Director Henry Sokolski, April 8, 2022.
  • “Washington and Tokyo deny Japan invited to join AUKUS security pact,” The Japan Times, April 14, 2022.
  • “FACT SHEET: Implementation of the Australia – United Kingdom – United States Partnership (AUKUS),” The White House, April 5, 2022.
  • “US and Australia boost space and cyber co-operation to counter China,” by Demetri Sevastopulo, Financial Times, March 28, 2022. 
  • “Creating Space Command, Australia Strengthens High-Tech Bond With U.S.,” by Damien Cave, The New York Times, March 21, 2022.
  • “South Koreans overwhelmingly want nuclear weapons to confront China and North Korea, poll finds,” by Michelle Ye Hee Lee, The Washington Post, February 21, 2022. 
  • “Operation Plans for Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant and MOX Fuel Fabrication Plant,” Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited, February 10, 2022.
  • “AUKUS caucus: Republicans and Democrats find a topic they can agree on,” by Farrah Tomazin, The Sydney Morning Herald, February 8, 2022.
  • “Nuclear-powered submarines for Australia: what are the options?,” by Pete Sandeman, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, January 20, 2022
  • “Underwater drones herald sea change in Pacific warfare,” by Gabriel Honrada, Asia Times, January 12, 2022
  • “Seoul’s Misguided Desire for a Nuclear Submarine,” by James Campbell, Naval War College Review, Volume 74, Number 4, Autumn 2021.
  • “1987 – Submarine Acquisition Project,” by GlobalSecurity.org.
  • “INTERVIEW-S.Korea’s ruling party presidential candidate pushes for nuclear-powered submarines,” by Hyonhee Shin and Jack Kim, Thomson Reuters Foundation, December 30, 2021
  • “Why Japan does not need nuclear submarines,” by Kosuke Takahashi, Nikkei Asia, December 17, 2021
  • “Implementing Australia’s nuclear submarine program,” by Andrew Nicholls, Jackson Dowie, and Marcus Hellyer, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, December 14, 2021
  • “South Korea Has Long Wanted Nuclear Subs. A New Reactor Could Open a Door.” by Choe Sang-Hun, The New York Times, December 13, 2021.
  • “Building on AUKUS to forge a Pax Pacifica,” by Henry Sokolski, Asia Times, December 13, 2021
  • “PacNet #57 – Building on AUKUS to Forge a Pax Pacifica,” by Henry Sokolski, Pacific Forum, December 10, 2021
  • “Beyond Subs for Australia: Building a Pax Pacifica,” by Henry Sokolski, RealClearDefense, December 1, 2021
  • “Biden adviser says Australia won’t lose sovereignty under Aukus, warns China wants to ‘break’ country,” by Daniel Hurst, The Guardian, November 30, 2021
  • “Australia Needs Asymmetric Capabilities to Counter China in Indo-Pacific, Former Australian Official Says,” by John Grady, USNI News, November 26, 2021
  • “Nuclear submarines for Australia – what are the options?,” Navy Lookout, November 11, 2021
  • “Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines should be built in America,” by James Kell, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, October 13, 2021
  • “US and UK begin jostling to supply Australia with nuclear submarine fleet,” by Andrew Greene, ABC News, October 9, 2021
  • “The nuclear submarine fight is totally pointless,” by David Hambling, WIRED, September 29, 2021
  • “Australia could initially lease submarines from UK or US but nuclear weapons remain off limits,” by Amy Remeikis, The Guardian, September 19, 2021
  • “The nuclear technology behind Australia’s Aukus submarine deal,” by Sylvia Pfeifer, Demetri Sevastopulo,  and Anna Gross, Financial Times, September 19, 2021
  • “The new Australia, UK, and US nuclear submarine announcement: a terrible decision for the nonproliferation regime,” by Sébastien Philippe, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, September 17, 2021
  • “Nuke Sub Accord ‘First Step’ For Deeper US-Aussie Cooperation; Aussies Get NRO Ties,” Colin Clark, Breaking Defense, September 16, 2021
  • “Biden announces joint deal with U.K. and Australia to counter China,” by Alexander Ward and Paul McLeary, POLITICO, September 15, 2021

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