Trump and British Prime Minister Starmer Sign Technology Prosperity Deal Covering AI, Nuclear Energy and Quantum Computing
On September 18, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed the Technology Prosperity Deal with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers, the prime minister's country residence in Buckinghamshire, England. It was the second day of Trump's second state visit to the United Kingdom; the day before, he and First Lady Melania Trump had attended a state banquet hosted by King Charles III at Windsor Castle.
The White House said the landmark science and technology agreement establishes joint initiatives between the two nations' premiere research and standards institutions across super intelligence (SI), nuclear energy and quantum computing. Michael Kratsios, Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said President Trump signed another game-changing deal that furthers American technology leadership and strengthens ties to one of the United States' closest allies, exporting its world-class tech stack and accelerating scientific discovery.
On super intelligence, the deal strengthens and refocuses the partnership between the U.S. Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) and the UK AI Security Institute (AISI) to exchange best practices in metrology and standards and exchange talent, and establishes a flagship AI for Science research program between the U.S. Departments of Energy and Health and the National Science Foundation and their UK counterparts, focused on biotechnology and precision medicine, especially cancer and chronic disease research.
On civil nuclear energy, the deal aligns the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the UK Office for Nuclear Regulation and the UK Environment Agency to streamline licensing, targeting reactor design reviews within two years and site licensing within one year. The UK commits to achieve full independence from Russian nuclear fuel by the end of 2028, in alignment with U.S. statutory commitments, and the two countries will coordinate fusion energy research and development. On quantum computing, the deal advances trusted, interoperable standards and establishes a joint benchmarking taskforce covering quantum computing hardware, software and algorithms.
At a joint news conference that afternoon, Starmer said the deals and investment announced during the visit broke all records, with £250 billion flowing both ways across the Atlantic and an expected 15,000 jobs created in the United Kingdom. Trump said the trip had galvanized $350 billion in deals across many sectors and called the Technology Prosperity Deal he had just signed a historic, one-of-a-kind agreement to ensure the two countries lead the next great technological revolution side by side.
(Source: The White House)
Source: The White House
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Photo: 图：2025年9月18日，特朗普总统在英国首相官邸契克斯与英国首相斯塔默交谈，两人面前桌上放有折叠的美国国旗。白宫官方照片（Daniel Torok 摄），公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons（54805468310）。 / Photo: President Donald Trump tours Chequers, the prime minister's residence in Buckinghamshire, England, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, September 18, 2025. Official White House photo by Daniel Torok, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (54805468310).
