Hands Beneath the Water
After helping stage US escalation in Ukraine, Britain is building submarines to help counter China.
The United Kingdom is spending $4 billion building new nuclear-powered attack submarines as part of its commitment to the AUKUS group in March to contain China’s maritime ambitions.
When he made that commitment at a summit in San Diego, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also promised to boost British defense spending by $6 billion. The new subs won’t be del…