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SYDNEY — The Pentagon has assigned the USS Colorado as the first US nuclear-powered attack submarine to join a rotating force to be based in western Australia. The 377-foot (115-meter) Virginia-Class submarine, armed with land-attack missiles and sophisticated torpedoes, will sail to the new Australian base in late 2027, officials said Tuesday. The deployment is a “significant milestone” in building up a joint US-Australia-UK deterrence in the Pacific under their AUKUS defence pact, the allies said in a joint statement. The defence agreement, seen as a response to China’s military buildup in the region, aims to equip Australia’s navy with…
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