ANZUS is a security treaty between Australia, New Zealand and the United States, signed in San Francisco. It was concluded in the early Cold War, at the time of the peace treaty with Japan, partly to reassure Australia and New Zealand about Japanese rearmament and the presence of the United States in the Pacific. The parties agreed to consult one another when any of them felt threatened and to act to meet a common danger according to their constitutional processes. In the 1980s, New Zealand's ban on nuclear-armed and nuclear-powered ships led the United States to suspend its obligations to that country. The alliance between Australia and the United States has continued and remains a cornerstone of Australian defence policy.
Before and after
- 16 July 1951Publication of The Catcher in the Rye
- 21 July 1951Birth of Robin Williams
- 10 August 1951Birth of Juan Manuel Santos
- 20 August 1951Birth of Mohamed Morsi
- 1 September 1951ANZUS
- 8 September 1951Treaty of San Francisco
- 8 September 1951Security Treaty Between the United States and Japan
- 28 September 1951Discovery of Ananke
- 29 September 1951Birth of Michelle Bachelet
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