In North Korea, the US decision was criticized to convey Australia technology for the construction of nuclear submarines. As the representative of the Foreign Ministry of the DPRK stated, it is an extremely dangerous step, reports TASS with reference to the Cores common on the channels of the Central Telegraph Agency.
“This is an extremely unwanted and dangerous act, which will violate the strategic balance in the Asia-Pacific region and put the beginning of the nuclear weapons race,” the diplomat indicated.
The DPRK Foreign Minister added that the actions of the US President Joe Bayiden on the transfer of Australian atomic technologies within the Aukus alliance threaten stability and undermine the world order established, so Pyongyang intends to carefully study the prehistory of such a Washington solution.
According to the diplomat, the current situation demonstrates the need to continue increasing defense opportunities in the long run so that North Korea is ready to sharp changes in the field of global security.
As part of the Aukus Alliance, announced in September Australia, Great Britain and the United States, the parties plan to exchange each other defense technologies. In particular, Canberra will receive from Washington or London technology to create atomic submarines.
A Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation for international organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov said that Russia has no reason to fear the transformation of Australia into a nuclear power. Postpred explained that Australia could file a bad example to such countries as North Korea and Iran, who seek to develop nuclear weapons.