US Pulls Allies Closer As Its Drone Downed In Brush With Russia

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🗓️ 15 March 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

The U.S. and the United Kingdom will provide nuclear-powered submarine technology to Australia as part of a defense deal between the two nations. And, a U.S. drone crashed near the Black Sea after an encounter with Russian jets.

This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, White House correspondent Scott Detrow, and national security correspondent Greg Myre.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Robert from Bemidji, Minnesota.
0:02.8	Currently, I'm sitting on Frozen Lake Bemidji doing a bit of ice fishing.
0:06.9	This podcast was recorded at...
0:09.1	11.32 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, March 15th, the Iads of March.
0:15.7	Things may have changed by the time you hear it.
0:17.8	Okay, here's the show.
0:22.6	But never been ice fishing. I always wanted to.
0:25.4	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. I'm Asma Khalid. I cover the White House.
0:29.7	I'm Scott Detreau. I also cover the White House.
0:31.7	And we are joined on today's show by NPR's National Security Correspondent Greg Myri Hayner Greg.
0:37.5	Hi Asma.
0:38.6	So President Biden is on the road this week. He was in California finalizing a deal to provide
0:44.2	the United Kingdom and Australia with nuclear-powered summaries.
0:47.9	It's all part of a defense deal known as August.
0:50.6	And Scott, you have been traveling with Biden.
0:53.1	So let's start with this deal. I mean, what should we know about it?
0:56.3	Yeah, we're in Las Vegas now. I think this is the fourth or fifth time I've done the NPR
1:00.4	Politics Podcast from Las Vegas. Last time was when you were an hour here right before the
1:04.4	world shut down. Oh my gosh. Strange times.
1:07.9	It's been an interesting trip. The big part of it was like you said on Monday.
1:13.3	Biden appeared with Rishi Sunak, the British Prime Minister, and Anthony Albanese, the Australian
1:18.8	Prime Minister. They all met at the Big Naval Base in San Diego. And they were there to put
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