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Residents in Australian coastal town protest against AUKUS nuclear submarine base

STORY: Residents in Australian coastal town protest against AUKUS nuclear submarine base SHOOTING TIME: May 4, 2024 DATELINE: May 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: WOLLONGONG, Australia CATEGORY: MILITARY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the protest 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALEXANDER BROWN, Founding member of Wollongong Against War and Nukes 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ARTHUR RORRIS, Secretary of the South Coast Labour Council in New South Wales 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ALEXANDER BROWN, Founding member Wollongong Against War and Nukes STORYLINE: Some local residents rallied in a town on Australia's eastern coast on Saturday to protest against possible plans to establish a local base for nuclear submarines as part of the AUKUS agreement. Members and supporters of the local activist group Wollongong Against War and Nukes (WAWAN) joined the annual May Day March in Wollongong, some 85 km south of Sydney, to voice their concerns. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALEXANDER BROWN, Founding member of Wollongong Agai

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State Dinner For Australian PM Albanese - Washington

US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden welcome Anthony Albanese, Australia's prime minister, and his partner Jodie Haydon, during an arrival on the North Portico of the White House ahead of a state dinner in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Australia aims to introduce legislation before year's end to speed up implementation of the AUKUS agreement as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese personally lobbies lawmakers in Washington to smooth information sharing between the allies. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Dinner For Australian PM Albanese - Washington

US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden greet Anthony Albanese, Australia's prime minister, and his partner Jodie Haydon, during an arrival on the North Portico of the White House ahead of a state dinner in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Australia aims to introduce legislation before year's end to speed up implementation of the AUKUS agreement as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese personally lobbies lawmakers in Washington to smooth information sharing between the allies. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Dinner For Australian PM Albanese - Washington

US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden wait to greet Anthony Albanese, Australia's prime minister, and his partner Jodie Haydon, not pictured, during an arrival on the North Portico of the White House ahead of a state dinner in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Australia aims to introduce legislation before year's end to speed up implementation of the AUKUS agreement as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese personally lobbies lawmakers in Washington to smooth information sharing between the allies. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Dinner For Australian PM Albanese - Washington

US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden welcome Anthony Albanese, Australia's prime minister, and his partner Jodie Haydon, during an arrival on the North Portico of the White House ahead of a state dinner in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Australia aims to introduce legislation before year's end to speed up implementation of the AUKUS agreement as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese personally lobbies lawmakers in Washington to smooth information sharing between the allies. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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State Dinner For Australian PM Albanese - Washington

US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden welcome Anthony Albanese, Australia's prime minister, and his partner Jodie Haydon, during an arrival on the North Portico of the White House ahead of a state dinner in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Australia aims to introduce legislation before year's end to speed up implementation of the AUKUS agreement as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese personally lobbies lawmakers in Washington to smooth information sharing between the allies. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Foreign Relations Hearing - Washington

Jessica Lewis, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political Military Affairs, United States Department of State, appears before a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing to examine AUKUS, focusing on a generational opportunity to deepen our security partnerships with Australia and the United Kingdom, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Foreign Relations Hearing - Washington

Kin Moy, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, United States Department of State, appears before a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing to examine AUKUS, focusing on a generational opportunity to deepen our security partnerships with Australia and the United Kingdom, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Foreign Relations Hearing - Washington

Mara E. Karlin, PhD, Performing the Duties of the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities, United States Department of Defense, appears before a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing to examine AUKUS, focusing on a generational opportunity to deepen our security partnerships with Australia and the United Kingdom, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Foreign Relations Hearing - Washington

Mara E. Karlin, PhD, Performing the Duties of the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities, United States Department of Defense, appears before a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing to examine AUKUS, focusing on a generational opportunity to deepen our security partnerships with Australia and the United Kingdom, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Foreign Relations Hearing - Washington

Kin Moy, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, United States Department of State, appears before a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing to examine AUKUS, focusing on a generational opportunity to deepen our security partnerships with Australia and the United Kingdom, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Foreign Relations Hearing - Washington

Mara E. Karlin, PhD, Performing the Duties of the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities, United States Department of Defense, appears before a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing to examine AUKUS, focusing on a generational opportunity to deepen our security partnerships with Australia and the United Kingdom, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Foreign Relations Hearing - Washington

Jessica Lewis, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political Military Affairs, United States Department of State, appears before a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing to examine AUKUS, focusing on a generational opportunity to deepen our security partnerships with Australia and the United Kingdom, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Foreign Relations Hearing - Washington

Jessica Lewis, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political Military Affairs, United States Department of State, appears before a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing to examine AUKUS, focusing on a generational opportunity to deepen our security partnerships with Australia and the United Kingdom, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Foreign Relations Hearing - Washington

Kin Moy, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, United States Department of State, appears before a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing to examine AUKUS, focusing on a generational opportunity to deepen our security partnerships with Australia and the United Kingdom, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AUKUS deal lacks transparency, undermines non-proliferation regime: Russian expert

STORY: AUKUS deal lacks transparency, undermines non-proliferation regime: Russian expert DATELINE: Aug. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Vienna CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of an interview with Anton Khlopkov 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTON KHLOPKOV, Director of the Russian think tank Center for Energy and Security Studies (CENESS) 3. various of Anton Khlopkov's speech at a seminar 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTON KHLOPKOV, Director of the Russian think tank Center for Energy and Security Studies (CENESS) STORYLINE: The AUKUS nuclear submarine deal between Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (U.S.) lacks transparency, increases proliferation risks, and poses severe challenges to the non-proliferation regime and regional security and stability, a Russian expert told Xinhua on Wednesday on the sidelines of a seminar on the AUKUS held in Vienna. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTON KHLOPKOV, Director of the Russian think tank Center for Energy and Security Studies (CENESS) "It is a

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AUSTRIA-VIENNA-AUKUS-RUSSIAN EXPERT

(230803) -- VIENNA, Aug. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Anton Khlopkov (front, C), director of the Russian think tank Center for Energy and Security Studies (CENESS), speaks at a seminar on the AUKUS in Vienna, Austria, on Aug. 2, 2023. TO GO WITH "AUKUS deal lacks transparency, undermines non-proliferation regime: Russian expert" (Xinhua/He Canling)

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AUSTRIA-VIENNA-AUKUS-RUSSIAN EXPERT

(230803) -- VIENNA, Aug. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Anton Khlopkov, director of the Russian think tank Center for Energy and Security Studies (CENESS), speaks during an interview in Vienna, Austria, on Aug. 2, 2023. TO GO WITH "AUKUS deal lacks transparency, undermines non-proliferation regime: Russian expert" (Xinhua/He Canling)

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AUKUS nuclear submarine deal poses risk to global security: think tank report

STORY: AUKUS nuclear submarine deal poses risk to global security: think tank report DATELINE: Aug. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:31 LOCATION: Vienna CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of outside view of the seminar 2. various of the seminar 3. various of speakers STORYLINE: The AUKUS nuclear submarine deal poses a serious risk to regional and global security, according to a joint report released on Wednesday by a Chinese and a Russian think tank at a seminar here. The report, called "The AUKUS submarine deal: risks for the nuclear non-proliferation regime and global security", was published by the China Arms Control and Disarmament Association and Russia's Center for Energy and Security Studies. Under the trilateral AUKUS alliance, announced in September 2021, Australia can build nuclear-powered submarines with technology provided by the United States and the United Kingdom. The AUKUS deal involves the transfer of up to four tons of weapons-grade highly enriched uranium from the United States and Britain,

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AUSTRIA-VIENNA-AUKUS-RISK-THINK TANK REPORT

(230802) -- VIENNA, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A seminar is held in Vienna, Austria, on Aug. 2, 2023. The AUKUS nuclear submarine deal poses a serious risk to regional and global security, according to a joint report released on Wednesday by a Chinese and a Russian think tank at the seminar here. (Xinhua/He Canling)

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AUSTRIA-VIENNA-AUKUS-RISK-THINK TANK REPORT

(230802) -- VIENNA, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Song (Front), China's permanent representative to the United Nations and other international organizations in Vienna, speaks at a seminar in Vienna, Austria, on Aug. 2, 2023. The AUKUS nuclear submarine deal poses a serious risk to regional and global security, according to a joint report released on Wednesday by a Chinese and a Russian think tank at the seminar here. (Xinhua/He Canling)

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AUKUS military pact poses major challenge to NPT: Pakistan expert

STORY: AUKUS military pact poses major challenge to NPT: Pakistan expert DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Australia related footage 2. various of U.S. related footage 3. various of Britain related footage 4. SOUNDBITE (English): ADIL SULTAN, Dean of Faculty of Aerospace and Strategic Studies of Air University, Pakistan STORYLINE: A Pakistani expert has expressed concerns over the tripartite AUKUS military pact, which was announced in 2021 and involves the United States, Britain, and Australia. Under the agreement, Washington and London will support Canberra in building nuclear-powered submarines. The expert has warned that the military pact is a geopolitical maneuver that poses a significant challenge to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). SOUNDBITE (English): ADIL SULTAN, Dean of Faculty of Aerospace and Strategic Studies of Air University, Pakistan "AUKUS has posed a major challenge to the NPT ba

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Australians protest against AUKUS nuclear submarine deal

STORY: Australians protest against AUKUS nuclear submarine deal DATELINE: March 15, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:58 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the protest outside the Sydney Town Hall 2. SOUNDBITE (English): DENNIS DOHERTY, Protester STORYLINE: Dozens of people gathered outside the Sydney Town Hall on Tuesday to protest against a newly-announced nuclear submarine agreement between Australia and its AUKUS partners, namely Britain and the United States. SOUNDBITE (English): DENNIS DOHERTY, Protester "I felt very sad. It was a very bad day for Australia and for Australian young people. It means that for the next 20 to 40 years, Australia will be facing a massive expenditure. Instead of dealing with the problems that are in our own country and in the region, there will be wasting money on these dreadful weapons of mass destruction. That is completely unnecessary. And we've always said that there's a better way to respond to our neighbors, rather than firing rockets an

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AUKUS cooperation negative for peace, stability in Asia-Pacific region: Philippine columnist

STORY: AUKUS cooperation negative for peace, stability in Asia-Pacific region: Philippine columnist DATELINE: March 15, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:09 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILSON LEE FLORES, Columnist for The Philippine Star 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WILSON LEE FLORES, Columnist for The Philippine Star STORYLINE: A Philippine columnist has said that AUKUS cooperation is negative for peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region. AUKUS was announced in 2021, under which Washington and London will support Canberra in building nuclear-powered submarines. On Monday, the U.S. President and the leaders of Australia and the United Kingdom announced that Australia will buy nuclear-powered submarines from the United States. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WILSON LEE FLORES, Columnist for The Philippine Star "I believe the recent AUKUS statement of U.S. President Biden, along with the British prime minister and the Australian prime minister, it is very disturbing. It is very dange

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AUKUS trilateral security partnership summit in San Diego

U.S. President Joe Biden (C), Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attend a press conference held in front of a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine in San Diego, California, on March 13, 2023, after an AUKUS trilateral security partnership summit between the three nations.

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AUSTRIA-VIENNA-IAEA-MEETING

(220606) -- VIENNA, June 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 6, 2022 shows the scene of a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors held in Vienna, Austria. TO GO WITH "China reiterates concern over AUKUS-related nuclear material transfer" (Xinhua/Guo Chen)

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AUSTRIA-VIENNA-IAEA-MEETING

(220606) -- VIENNA, June 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), attends a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria, June 6, 2022. TO GO WITH "China reiterates concern over AUKUS-related nuclear material transfer" (Xinhua/Guo Chen)

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AUSTRIA-VIENNA-IAEA-MEETING

(220606) -- VIENNA, June 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Rafael Grossi (front), director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), attends a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria, June 6, 2022. TO GO WITH "China reiterates concern over AUKUS-related nuclear material transfer" (Xinhua/Guo Chen)

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AUSTRIA-VIENNA-IAEA-CHINESE ENVOY

(220606) -- VIENNA, June 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Qun, Chinese envoy to the United Nations and other international organizations in Vienna, attends a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria, June 6, 2022. TO GO WITH "China reiterates concern over AUKUS-related nuclear material transfer" (Xinhua/Guo Chen)

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AUSTRIA-VIENNA-IAEA MEETING-AUKUS

(220308) -- VIENNA, March 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna Wang Qun attends a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria, March 7, 2022. Wang Qun said on Monday that the issue of the legitimacy of the nuclear weapon material transfer involved in AUKUS must not be dodged. Wang made the remarks after a meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors decided by consensus to set up a formal agenda item on "Transfer of nuclear materials in the context of AUKUS and its safeguards in all aspects under the NPT (Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons) at China's proposal. (Xinhua/Guo Chen)