Australia declares its hand against China
September 17, 2021 Comment by Greg Ray The announcement that Australia is dumping its deal to buy French submarines in favour of American nuclear subs shouldn’t be much of a shock. While Australia's conventional diesel-electric submarine fleet has had some advantages in the past, it has also had its limitations and - frankly - having more nukes in the region suits the strategic needs of the US. Those needs are spelled out in the creation of “AUKUS”, a new tripartite deal between the anglophone nations of the USA, the UK and Australia to share military technology…