Nuclear submarine

A fire broke out at BAE Systems' shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, located in north-west England, which is responsible for constructing the new generation of British nuclear submarines. Authorities have confirmed that there is no nuclear risk associated with the incident, as reported by Reuters.

The last of the nuclear-powered attack submarines built by China was sunk several months ago, a senior U.S. defense official said today, a development that potentially embarrasses Beijing, which is seeking to expand its military capabilities.

Australia said on Monday it had signed a deal to allow the exchange of nuclear secrets and material with the United States and Britain, a key step toward equipping its navy with nuclear-powered submarines.

It binds the three countries to security arrangements for the transfer of sensitive U.S. and U.K. nuclear material and knowhow as part of the tripartite 2021 AUKUS security accord.

A Chinese nuclear submarine has been spotted surfacing in the Taiwan Strait, according to reports from Taipei. Taiwan's defense minister confirmed today that authorities are closely monitoring the situation after images of a surfaced Chinese nuclear-powered submarine near Taiwanese fishing vessels circulated online, as reported by Reuters.

This was reported today by the Russian state news agency TASS.
It is recalled that in January of this year, Moscow announced that it had produced the first set of "Poseidon" torpedoes, four years after Vladimir Putin announced a new type of strategic nuclear weapon, confirming that it would have its own power supply.

Australia is briefing neighboring Asian countries on its plan to build nuclear submarines ahead of an announcement about it in the United States, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, as local media reported the program could generate 20,000 jobs.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison attacked the credibility of French President Emmanuel Macron as a newspaper quoted a text message that suggested France anticipated "bad news" about a now-scuttled submarine deal.

He stated that this is shown by the unilateral decisions of Washington to withdraw from Afghanistan and the U.S. security pact with Australia and Great Britain.

The security pact between Australia, Britain and the United States puts the deal under serious question

France has recalled its ambassadors to the U.S. and Australia for consultation, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian announced on Sept. 17, after Canberra ditched a deal to buy French submarines in favor of U.S. vessels.