OREANDA-NEWS  The United States intends to review the agreement with Australia, which provides for the construction of nuclear submarines in non-nuclear equipment, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Wednesday.

"The Pentagon has begun reviewing the 2021 AUKUS submarine agreement with the United Kingdom and Australia, which calls into question this security treaty amid rising tensions with China," the newspaper notes.

The AUKUS Agreement was signed between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States in September 2021 to strengthen security and defense cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. As part of the agreement, the countries planned to jointly develop advanced military technologies, including the creation of nuclear submarines for Australia in non-nuclear equipment.

Citing sources familiar with the situation, the Financial Times writes that the initiator of the revision of the agreement was a senior Pentagon official, Elbridge Colby.

As the newspaper notes, this revision has caused concern in London and Canberra. Meanwhile, while the AUKUS agreement is supported by many lawmakers and experts in the United States, some critics believe that it could undermine the country's security, as "the US Navy is having difficulty producing more submarines amid the growing threat from Beijing."

Currently, Australia has not received any submarines under the AUKUS agreement, and it was planned that the implementation of the agreement would begin closer to 2030.

As noted on the official website of the Australian government, "this partnership will make it possible to obtain nuclear submarines in the future, significantly increasing its capabilities, although construction and delivery will take place over the next decade."