Trudeau Considers Joining AUKUS Alliance to Defend Canada's Arctic Sovereignty
- Trudeau says Canada is exploring joining the AUKUS alliance in its next phase
- AUKUS is a defense alliance between the US, UK, and Australia formed in 2021
- Initial AUKUS focus was developing nuclear submarines for Australia
- Canada will consider if it needs nuclear submarines to defend Arctic sovereignty
- Defense policy update raises military spending to 1.76% of GDP by 2030