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The Aukus pact is a costly and dangerous provocation
Stop the War's LINDSEY GERMAN on why the peace movement must resist the militarisation of the Pacific
(L to R) Joe Biden, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Scott Morrison

THE deal to supply Australia with nuclear-powered submarines brokered with the US and Britain has sent shock waves across the world. 

There was no mention of China when the deal was announced, and Boris Johnson told MPs that it was “not intended to be adversarial” towards China. But few will believe this – certainly not the Chinese government which has described it as the product of a “cold war mentality.”

That is exactly what it is. Aukus, as it is known, is a major new military alliance which draws Australia in as a much closer ally of the US and a key force in the region. 

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