nuclear powered fleet in adelaide and will become the seventh nation on earth to have that technology. these nuclear powered engines makes the subs faster. they can stay submerged for longer, shoot missiles further they are harder to detect. the us says that capability will help the alliance promote a free and open indo pacific . maybe, regaining an edge, they had lost to the chinese in recent years. speaking in the last few hours, us secretary of state antony blinken said the us and uk would stand with australia in the face of threats from beijing. there is no regional divide separating the interests of our atlantic and our pacific partners. this partnership with australia and united kingdom is a signal that we are committed to working with our allies and partners, including in europe, to ensure a free and open indo pacific. i m joined now by admiraljames stavridis, former nato supreme allied commander for europe. hejoins me from florida. i need a man and a former supreme commander