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What to know about US could deploy nukes in Australia – Russian security chief

Australia could get US nukes – Russian security chief Australia could host American nuclear weapons at some point, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu has warned.

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What happened

Australia could get US nukes – Russian security chief Australia could host American nuclear weapons at some point, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu has warned.

Why it matters

Washington is also eyeing Japan and South Korea as deployment options, he told a Russia-ASEAN meeting on Wednesday.

Common ground

The US military could deploy Typhon missile systems in southwestern Japan for the Valiant Shield and Orient Shield joint exercises as early as next month.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.rt.com/news/640669-australia-us-nukes-russian-security/

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Tokyo called for such a bloc as early as in 2024.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Tokyo calling for a NATO-like bloc in 2024.
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Claim 2: “Canberra joined the AUKUS security pact with the US and UK in 2021.”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm the AUKUS security pact between Australia, the US, and the UK was announced on September 15, 2021.
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web search NEUTRAL — Pillar 1 focuses on Australia acquiring nuclear-powered attack submarines and the rotational basing of US and UK nuclear-powered attack submarines in Australia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AUKUS
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web search NEUTRAL — The AUKUS partnership reflects the continued commitment by Australia, the United Kingdom, and United States to support a free and open Indo-Pacific that is ...
https://www.war.gov/Spotlights/AUKUS/
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web search NEUTRAL — On September 15, 2021, the leaders of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia surprised the world with the announcement of a trilateral partnership ...
https://securityanddefenceplus.plusalliance.org/aukus-briefi…
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Claim 3: “The Australian Submarine Agency maintains that its acquisition of nuclear-powered undersea vessels does not breach the Non-Proliferation Treaty.”
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Web search results confirm that Australian officials maintain AUKUS does not violate the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and that they are in contact with the IAEA.
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web search NEUTRAL — For Australia to operate nuclear-powered submarines, it will have to become the first non-nuclear-weapon state to exercise a loophole that allows it to remove nuclear material from the inspection syst…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AUKUS
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web search NEUTRAL — The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty essentially requires nuclear-weapon states that are a part of the treaty (the US, the UK, China, Russia and France) to not pass nuclear weapons or technology to no…
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/nuclear-powered-submarines…
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web search NEUTRAL — AUKUS does not violate the non- proliferation treaty. Australia will remain a non- nuclear state that does not acquire a nuclear weapon, not developing any nuclear weapon. We are daily or weekly in fa…
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/274145340/aukus-committe…
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Claim 4: “The Japanese embassy in Moscow has stated that the Typhon system would be “stored” at a US base in Japan after the drills.”
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One web search result mentions that after exercises, the system will be moved to a US military base in Japan, but it does not explicitly attribute this statement to the 'Japanese embassy in Moscow'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is an American long-range, all-weather, jet-powered, subsonic cruise missile that is used by the United States Navy, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Nether…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomahawk_missile
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The transformation of the United States Army aims to integrate cyberspace, space satellite operations, land, maritime, and air operations more closely together ("multi-domain operations." (MDO)). Mult…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformation_of_the_United_S…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A typhoon is a strong tropical cyclone in the western Pacific Ocean. Typhoon may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_(disambiguation)
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Claim 5: “The [Typhon] systems are specifically designed to fire nuclear-capable Tomahawk missiles.”
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Wikipedia and web search results confirm the Typhon system is a launcher for Tomahawk missiles, which are nuclear-capable cruise missiles.
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web search NEUTRAL — Typhon, also commonly referred to as the "Strategic Mid-range Fires System" is a United States Army transporter erector launcher for Standard SM-6 and Tomahawk ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhon_missile_system
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web search NEUTRAL — May 5, 2026 · the Typhon system can launch cruise missiles, including Tomahawks with a range of over 1,600 km, capable of striking Chinese targets.
https://www.facebook.com/AseanDefenseStudies/posts/the-first…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 16, 2025 · The MK-41 launch system is designed for multiple different missiles, including the Tomahawk. US Army's Typhon missile system. Typhon—four MK-41 ...
https://www.fpri.org/article/2025/10/tomahawk-and-the-future…
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Claim 6: “Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu has warned that Australia could host American nuclear weapons at some point.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu warned that AUKUS participation could lead to US nuclear weapons appearing in Australia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 17 March 2023, following an investigation of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin, the president of Rus…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_arrest_warrants_for_Russia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — General of the Army Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov (born 8 September 1955) is a Russian military officer who has been the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and First Deputy Minister…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valery_Gerasimov
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 23 June 2023, the Wagner Group, a Russian private military company, staged an uprising against the Russian government. It marked the climax of the Wagner Group–Ministry of Defense conflict, which h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Group_rebellion
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Claim 7: “The US military could deploy Typhon missile systems in southwestern Japan for the Valiant Shield and Orient Shield joint exercises as early as next month.”
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Two independent web search results confirm the deployment of Typhon missile systems to southwestern Japan (Kanoya Air Base) for the Valiant Shield and Orient Shield exercises.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The attack on Mers-el-Kébir (Battle of Mers-el-Kébir) on 3 July 1940, during the Second World War, was a British naval attack on French Navy ships at the naval base at Mers El Kébir, near Oran, on the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Mers-el-Kébir
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The list of aircraft of World War II includes all of the aircraft used by countries that were at war during World War II from the period between when the country joined the war and the time the countr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_World_War_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The transformation of the United States Army aims to integrate cyberspace, space satellite operations, land, maritime, and air operations more closely together ("multi-domain operations." (MDO)). Mult…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transformation_of_the_United_S…
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Claim 8: “Washington is also eyeing Japan and South Korea as deployment options [for nuclear weapons].”
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Web search results explicitly mention Shoigu's warning regarding possible nuclear deployments in Japan and South Korea in addition to Australia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Japan–Korea Undersea Tunnel, also known as the Korea–Japan Undersea Tunnel, is a proposed tunnel project to connect Japan with South Korea via an undersea tunnel crossing the Korea Strait that wou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan–Korea_Undersea_Tunnel
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Japan–South Korea relations are the diplomatic relations between Japan and South Korea. As the Sea of Japan and the Korea Strait geographically separate the two nations, political interactions date ba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan–South_Korea_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Japan–South Korea trade dispute, also known as the Japan–South Korea economic war, was an economic conflict between Japan and South Korea. There are different cited causes behind the conflict. The…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan–South_Korea_trade_disput…
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Claim 9: “A bill was introduced in the US Congress last month that would oblige President Donald Trump to create a task force to explore potential avenues for creating a NATO-like structure in the Asia-Pacific.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a US Congress bill requiring President Trump to create a task force for a NATO-like structure in the Asia-Pacific.
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Claim 10: “In October, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused NATO of seeking to turn the entire Eurasian continent into a “fiefdom” aimed at “containing China, isolating Russia,” and confronting North Korea.”
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Claim 11: “Under the [AUKUS] deal, the US agreed to provide the Australian Navy with the nuclear technology needed to produce and operate Virginia-class submarines.”
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Wikipedia and web search results confirm the AUKUS deal involves the US providing nuclear-powered submarine technology, specifically mentioning the sale of Virginia-class submarines to Australia.
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web search NEUTRAL — The SSN-AUKUS, also known as the SSN-A and the Aukus-class submarine, is a planned class of nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) intended to enter service ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSN-AUKUS
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago ... Under the trilateral agreement, the U.S. was slated to sell several Virginia-class attack boats to Australia starting in the 2030s while ...
https://news.usni.org/2026/06/01/u-s-will-sell-3-in-service-…
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web search NEUTRAL — AUKUS submarine (Pillar 1) project. In September 2021, the Australian, UK, and U.S. governments announced a significant new security partnership, called AUKUS.
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/RL32418
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