Defence Minister Richard Marles on the possibility of Japan joining AUKUS | 7.30

Australia, the UK and US have announced they are considering including Japan in future AUKUS technology projects. Not the nuclear-powered submarines but the so-called "Pillar 2" of hi-tech military applications ranging from artifical intelligence and quantum computing to hypersonic weapons. Joining AUKUS would require improvements in Japanese security practices - especially its cyber security. 7.30's Sarah Ferguson interviews Defence Minister Richard Marles. Subscribe: ab.co/3yqPOZ5 ABC News In-depth explains the big stories, with long-form journalism from Four Corners, Foreign Correspondent, Australian Story, 7.30, If You’re Listening, Planet America, ABC News Video Lab and more. Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: ab.co/2OB7Mk1 For more from ABC News, click here: ab.co/2kxYCZY Get breaking news and livestreams from our ABC News channel: youtube.com/user/NewsOnABC Like ABC News on Facebook: facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on Twitter: twitter.com/abcnews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNewsIndepth #ABCNewsAustralia

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