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Hyten Says No Intent To ‘Cut Off Any Allies,’ As France Pulls Ambassadors Over Submarine Decision

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, September 17th, 2021

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Hyten Says No Intent To ‘Cut Off Any Allies,’ As France Pulls Ambassadors Over Submarine Decision

The Virginia-class submarine future USS Delaware (SSN-791) at sea for sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean on Aug, 31, 2019. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Pentagon’s No. 2 military official said Friday the U.S. does not intend to “cut off any allies” as a result of its formation of a new trilateral security partnership with the U.K. and Australia, which has received pushback from France over its exclusion and the subsequent loss of a potential $90 billion submarine contract. “I can tell you since the U.K. is a member of NATO and Australia is not and we are, that NATO will be involved in…

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