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People are silhouetted against the Sydney Opera House at sunset in Australia, on Nov 2, 2016. [Photo/Agencies] Australia formally kick-started a controversial program on Monday to equip its navy with nuclear-powered submarines in a new defense alliance with the United States and the United Kingdom, by signing an agreement allowing the exchange of sensitive "naval nuclear propulsion information" between the nations. It is the first agreement on the technology to be publicly signed since the three countries announced in September the formation of their alliance, known as AUKUS, which is obviously aimed at confronting China in the Asia-Pacific. The contract...
