AUKUS Strategic nuclear submarine pact

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Chris

AUKUS allows the Australians to lease nuclear powered subs from either the Yanks or us (in reality, most likely the US) while their own fleet is being built. Morrison is meeting Biden to discuss it this week.

https://www.afr.com/policy/foreign-a...box=1632085145

Interesting, wonder how much the lease is, it's sound more like a defense trade deal than anything else

[jonbxx]

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

Interesting, wonder how much the lease is, it's sound more like a defense trade deal than anything else

I think opening up bases in Australia would be the bigger things than necessarily the dollar value. Having good bases in a stable, friendly country in a strategic part of the world is a big carrot. That's part of the reason for the French anger as New Caledonia and Réunion are definitely in sailing distance of Australia and are constitutionally part of France