Nuclear alliance

THE United States and the United Kingdom, two nations that do not want others to have nuclear weapons, are helping Australia get just that. Sure, Canberra is acquiring nuclear-powered submarines, not nuclear bombs, but still the lethality of the stuff is no different. Oblivious to the hypocrisy of their move, US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison beamed the news in a joint-televised message to the world on Thursday. The trilateral military alliance dubbed AUKUS, named after the initials of the three countries, will have some dangerous consequences for the already volatile Indo-Pacific region. We see at least two. Firstly, AUKUS…