The review throws into doubt a strategic partnership that aims to give Australia nuclear-powered submarines and deter Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific.

The Pentagon launched a review of a Biden-era pact to develop nuclear-powered submarines with Australia and the UK, as the Trump administration looks to shift the burden to allies and ensure the US’s own supply of warships.

We start in the US, where the Pentagon has launched a review of the 2021 Aukus nuclear submarine deal with the UK and Australia. The US will determine whether it should scrap the project, throwing the security pact into doubt at a time of heightened tension with China.