Aukus could trigger a ‘nuclear arms race’, says North Korea

A Foreign Ministry official said the Aukus deal would “upset the strategic balance within the Asia-Pacific region The deal will see the US and UK give Australia the technology to create nuclear-powered submarinesIt is being widely viewed as an attempt to counter China’s influence within the contested South China Sea The Aukus pact was announced last week and can also cover cruise missiles, AI and other technologies These are extremely undesirable and dangerous acts which can upset the strategic balance within the Asia-Pacific region and trigger a sequence of nuclear race ,” said a DPRK Foreign Ministry official pertaining to the safety agreement.

Last week, North Korea administered two major weapons tests – that of a long-range aircraft and a missile China has also criticised the affect Beijing’s foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian saying the alliance risked “severely damaging regional peace… and intensifying the arms race”.

Pyongyang said it had been “quite natural that neighbouring countries [like] China condemned these actions as irresponsible ones of destroying the peace and stability of the region The deal will see the US share its submarine technology for the primary time in 60 years, having previously only shared it once with the united kingdom .

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It means Australia are going to be ready to build nuclear-powered submarines that are faster and harder to detect than conventionally powered fleets. they will stay submerged for months and shoot missiles longer distances – although Australia says it’s no intention of putting nuclear weapons on them China wasn’t mentioned directly during the announcement of the safety arrangement. However, the leaders of the three countries referred repeatedly to regional security concerns that had “grown significantly”.

China denounces US-UK-Australia pact as damaging

North Korea also referenced an earlier statement made by France, which called the deal a “stab within the back”, and said the pact had led to a”serious crisis” between the allies France has been critical of the Aukus pact because it ended a deal worth $37bn (£27bn) signed by Australia in 2016 for France to create 12 conventional submarines. France says it had been informed of the pact only hours before the general public announcement was made.