Pentagon Conducting ‘Brass-Tack’ Review of AUKUS, Nominee Says

A Pentagon review of the AUKUS pact between the US, Australia and the UK is a “brass-tack” evaluation of its affordability and whether the agreement fits with President Donald Trump’s foreign-policy priorities, a Defense Department nominee said.

The comments from John Noh, Trump’s pick for assistant secretary for Indo-Pacific security affairs, mark a rare moment that the administration has acknowledged or offered even a little insight into the review of the agreement, which was signed under President Joe Biden.

“The Department is conducting a review of AUKUS to make sure it is fully aligned with President Trump’s America ...