Australia has agreed to purchase 220 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States at a cost of nearly $1 billion. The State Department approved the sale Thursday, just days after President Biden formally announced plans to sell nuclear-powered submarines to Australia in a bid to counter China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific.
Biden Approves Sale of 220 Tomahawk Cruise Missiles to Australia
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