Australia-U.S.-UK deal meets backlash from Europe amid nuclear proliferation worries


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10091722 2021-09-19 22:27:47.0 Australia-U.S.-UK deal meets backlash from Europe amid nuclear proliferation worries 2 86745 Opinions opinion /enpproperty-- > PARIS, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Australia's decision to break off a multi-billion U.S. dollar submarine contract with France inked in 2016 and turn to the United States and Britain for nuclear-powered alternatives has sparked an outcry from the European continent. The United States, Britain and Australia announced Wednesday a new security partnership, dubbed "AUKUS" (Australia-UK-U.S.), under which the first initiative is the delivery of a nuclear-powered submarine fleet to Australia by the other two. France has decided to recall its ambassadors...