Sept. 28, 2024, 8:12 p.m.

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澳洲称购核潜艇 为应对军备竞赛而非助长竞赛

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澳大利亚国防工业部长康罗伊说,印太地区正处于一场大规模军备竞赛之中,澳洲采购核动力潜艇是为了应对这场竞赛,并非助长这场竞赛。

路透社报道,澳英美三方安全伙伴(AUKUS)计划斥资2450亿美元(约3271亿新元),开发装备常规武器的新型核动力潜艇。中国指这项计划恐将引发军备竞赛。

澳洲国内政治人物也批评这项雄心勃勃和高成本的计划,康罗伊星期二(11月28日)强调AUKUS的项目对澳洲国防至关重要。

他在全国新闻俱乐部的演说中谈到第二次世界大战前夕的情况时说:“当前的军备竞赛,是1945年以来最严重的,这正是为什么我不接受澳洲在某种程度上助长了军备竞赛的说法。我们所做的是对军备竞赛的回应。”

康罗伊说,澳洲无法承受国防投资不足的后果。他说:“冲突绝不是无可避免的。我们一定要在冲突开始之前,尤其是在冲突蔓延到我们的海岸之前就遏制冲突。”

康罗伊说,澳洲的核动力潜艇舰队将在和平时期用于情报收集,并在战争时期打击敌方目标。

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