The US is reviewing the AUKUS agreement on nuclear -powered submarines, with many billions of dollars, with the United Kingdom and Australia, saying it must be in line with the “first America” ​​agenda.

According to the trilateral defense agreement, aimed at tackling China’s growing power, Australia is set to acquire its first US submarine submarines before the allies create a new fleet sharing cutting -edge information. However, Washington Now it appears reluctant to allocate underwater to Kamerra.

Both Australia and the United Kingdom – which made its own review last year – have downgraded the US stance, saying it is natural for a new government to reassess the deal.

This move comes as both Australia and the United Kingdom are facing pressure from the White House to increase military spending, demands on Downing Street, but were largely rejected by Kamerra.

The AUKUS agreement – worth $ 239 billion (208 billion euros) – was signed in 2021, when all three countries involved had different leaders.

A US defense official told the BBC that the deal is being re -examined “in the context of ensuring that this previous government’s initiative is aligned with President Trump’s agenda “First America”.

‘As it has made clear the [υπουργός Άμυνας των ΗΠΑ] [Πιτ] Hegschez, this means ensuring the highest readiness of our armed forces [και] That the allies will fully take on their duty for collective defense, “the defense official said.

The US is pushing allies to start spending at least 3% of GDP on defense as soon as possible.

The United Kingdom has agreed to spend 2.5% of GDP on its defense by 2028 and 3% to the next parliamentary period, while Australia has also stated that it will increase funding, but not to the 3.5% that the US wants.

The review will be led by US Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby, who had previously criticized Aukus in a speech last year wondering why the US would give “this crown jewelry when we need it more”.

Australian Defense Minister Richard Marls, speaking to local Australian media on Thursday morning, local time, said optimistic that the deal would continue.

‘I am very sure that this will happen’, told ABC Radio Melbourne.

“You just have to look at the map to understand that Australia definitely needs to be able to have a large -scale submarine.”

An Australian government spokesman told the BBC that it was “natural” for the new US government to “consider” the deal, adding that the United Kingdom had also recently completed a revision of the security pact between long -term allies.

There is a “clear and consistent” support for agreement on the whole “political spectrum” in the US, they said, adding that Australia is looking forward to “continued our close cooperation with the Trump government in this historical project.”

A UK defense spokesman told the BBC that it was “understandable” for a new government to consider the deal, “just as the United Kingdom did last year”.

Aukus is a “corporate security and defense corporate relationship with two of our closest allies,” the spokesman said, and “one of the most strategically important partnerships in decades, supporting peace and security in the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic”.

Jennifer Cavano, from the US Defense Priorities Thought Tank, told the BBC that the US was “absolutely right to re -examine this deal”, as the potential of their submarines were already on their limits.

“The US cannot meet their own demand for these nuclear -powered submarines”he said.

The other concern the US may have is whether Australia will use the submarines it will buy the way the US wants, especially if a conflict for Taiwan erupts.

Cavanus noted that the revision could see the security pact shifting its focus from providing submarines to the sharing of other large -scale weapons technology.

However, if the US is withdrawing from the agreement, China will “celebrate” As she has criticized her for a long time, the analyst added.