A four-decade-old Pacific treaty was meant to preserve the 'peaceful region'. Now experts say it's being exploited « nuclear-news

"We regret that the Aukus agreement … is escalating geopolitical tensions in our region and undermining Pacific-led nuclear-free regionalism,” says the Pacific Elders’ Voice, the US and the UK will increase rotations of nuclear-powered submarines to Australia, Pacific countries rushed to join the TPNW six years ago, reflecting their longstanding concerns about nuclear testing legacies.…

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