Jennifer Kavanagh, from American thinktank Defense Priorities, told the BBC that the US was “absolutely right to take another look at this deal” as its submarine capacities were already stretched.
“The US cannot meet its own demand for these nuclear-powered submarines,” she said.
Dr Kavanagh said the review might see the security pact shift its focus away from providing submarines to sharing other long-range weapons technology.
However, if the US were to pull out of the deal, China would “celebrate” as they have long criticised the deal, Dr Kavanagh added.
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