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AUKUS an ineffective ‘NATO’ : Malaysian scholar The newly formed Australia, United Kingdom, United States security pact (AUKUS) has triggered concern among the ASEAN countries as the deal will help Australia acquire technology to build nuclear submarines, which will upset the security balance in the region. Southeast Asian countries, including Malaysia and Indonesia, have recently expressed their concerns over AUKUS. Malaysia’s defense chief said on Wednesday that he will seek Beijing’s views on it. Though experts are still not clear how much impact will this acquisition of nuclear submarines and technology by Australia will have on the South East Asian...
