Recently, the international society is raising voices of concern that “AUKUS” can pose a serious threat to the peace and stability of the world, which was established in September 2021 as the trilateral security partnership of the U.S., the UK and Australia.

That is because the substance of establishing the above partnership is the transfer of the technology for building nuclear-powered submarine to Australia by the U.S. which is the biggest war state, aggressive state in the world.

It is only for 16 years in its history of over 240 years that the U.S. was not at war, which was born on the graves of American Indians.

From the end of the Second World War to 2001, wars and armed conflicts, big or small, occurred 248 times in total in 153 regions of the world. Among them, as many as 201 times were provoked by the U.S.

Let’s look at the war in Afghanistan provoked by the U.S. as an example. During its 20 years of occupation, the U.S. killed more than 7,790 innocent children and above 47,000 peaceful inhabitants in the name of military operation. What was left over after the U.S. retreat from Afghanistan was only the devastated country and the dire famine and poverty.

The U.S. is now mobilizing its huge forces while keeping more than 800 military bases in over 70 countries to destroy the global peace and stability, and to hinder the independent development of several countries.

Such a country as the U.S. produced yet another aggressive tool called “AUKUS” as part of realizing its ambition of world hegemony. With this, it is now able to flex its muscles to threaten and blackmail the countries that are not submissive to it and are seen “stumbling blocks” and to cause instability across the world. No wonder the international society is raising its concerns and resistance to this.

The Chinese Foreign Minister sounded a note of warning that the establishment of “AUKUS” by the U.S., the UK and Australia and their plan for cooperation in the technology for building nuclear-powered submarine have given rise to a danger of nuclear proliferation and new arms race in Asia together with multiple dangers such as destruction of building a South Asian nuclear-free zone and return to the cold war mentality etc., noting that it is triggering sharp vigilance among the international society and the Asian countries in particular. He also emphasized that the Asian countries should see through the true colours of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy and jointly oppose any attempt that goes against the common aspiration of the regional countries and destroy the regional peace and stability.

The Russian Foreign Minister criticized that the U.S. and the West make attempts to deliberately aggravate the situation and to destroy the existing interstate cooperation system, and warned that formation of a military bloc based on the logic of the cold war and deterrence policy will only fuel up tension in the Asia-Pacific region.

Even the French Ambassador in Indonesia said that “the new security partnership will pose a serious threat to the peace and security, far from ensuring peace in the South Asian region.”

Like an eagle does not hatch a dove, “AUKUS” created by the U.S., which regards aggression as its intrinsic mode of existence, can only be used as a war tool threatening the global peace and stability.

The international society aspiring after independence, peace and justice should distinguish the true colours of “AUKUS” as a matter of course and keep a strict watch on the U.S. and its vassal forces which are bringing dark clouds of nuclear war over the world by taking advantage of “AUKUS”.

Korea-Asia Association