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A new, strategic security
between Australia, the UK and the USA is the
of the split. The alliance is called AUKUS - an
based on the names of the three countries signed up to it. AUKUS means Australia will be provided with the
to operate nuclear-powered
. France says it was only informed of the alliance hours before it was
announced to the world. France is the USA's oldest ally. The French foreign minister said his country's "exceptional
" was because of the "exceptional gravity" of the
. It is said AUKUS is to counter China's influence in the
. China accused the three AUKUS powers of displaying a "Cold War
".
