By: Robert DoughertyCambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen has called the AUKUS trilateral security pact a “starting point of a very dangerous arms race” during a public address.
Prime Minister Hun Sen called the Australia, United States, and United Kingdom pact a concern for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in a speech during the graduation ceremony at the Royal University of Law and Economics.
Under the AUKUS trilateral security pact, the US and the UK will assist Australia in acquiring nuclear-powered submarines.
“The small-scale alliance relevant to nuclear-powered submarines among the US, Britain, and Australia is becoming a concern for ASEAN and countries in the region because ASEAN is a nuclear weapon-free zone, and we oppose nuclear weapon proliferation,” Prime Minister Hun Sen said.
“(Military alliance is the) starting point of a very dangerous arms race. I think if this situation continues, the world will face a bigger danger.”