This submarine deal is raising concerns about nuclear proliferation

China and Russia have expressed concern that AUKUS, the US, the UK and Australian program to provide nuclear-powered submarines to Australia, will weaken nuclear global nonproliferation policy. China on Tuesday accused the US, Britain and Australia of treading a”path of error and danger.” Host Marco Werman examines those concerns with James Acton, co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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