Here are the facts about Australia’s nuclear submarine program
It is not an alliance of mutual obligation. It is not a commitment to supporting the US in a conflict over Taiwan. It is a technology capability pact.
Australia’s planned acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines is undoubtedly ambitious and certainly risky.
But the frequent negativity among Australian commentators is detached from the reality of the success to date of the plan’s progress, and the wider strategic reasons for the project.
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