American and Australian officials have been in highly secret talks for months over a plan to share technology for nuclear-powered submarines, a process that was hatched more than a year ago and accelerated after President Biden took office in January.
Officials familiar with the matter said the discussions were kept exceedingly quiet, even within their own governments, given the sensitive nature of the technology, the prospect for angering China and the belief that any word leaking out could potentially scuttle the entire thing. The process"was undertaken with a high degree of discretion," a senior administration official said.
Nor did it arise in subsequent meetings between top US and French officials, even as the France-Australia deal was being touted in Paris as a sign of France's focus on Pacific security. It wasn't until this week that the US formally told France of the agreement, which was finalized over the past month. When exactly the notification occurred is something of an open dispute.
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