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Recommendation 33

33 Deferred

Propose inviting Japan and South Korea to join AUKUS Strand B activities.

Recommendation
The Government should propose to Australia and the United States that Japan and South Korea be invited to join an AUKUS technological defence cooperation agreement focused on Strand B activities only. (Paragraph 101) 70 Tilting horizons: the Integrated Review and the Indo-Pacific
Government Response Summary
The government will keep all options under consideration to ensure AUKUS Pillar II can adapt to the evolving technological landscape and notes the Committee’s recommendation on potential membership.
Government Response Deferred
HM Government Deferred
The Government will keep all options under consideration to ensure AUKUS Pillar II can adapt to the evolving technological landscape. We note the Committee’s recommendation on potential membership.