00:00The U.S. Trump administration is formally reviewing a multi-billion dollar submarine agreement with Australia and Britain.
00:08One official says it's to ensure the deal aligns with a, quote, America first agenda.
00:13The Biden-era defense pact, known as AUKUS, was formed in 2021 amid concerns over China's growing power.
00:20It would allow Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines, which the country views as crucial to its defense.
00:27AUKUS is also said to be at the center of Britain's planned expansion of its submarine fleet.
00:32Local skeptics of the pact include the Pentagon's top policy advisor, Elbridge Colby,
00:36who says the U.S. cannot produce enough submarines to meet its own demand.
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