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Can't we just build submarines?
Posted By Andrew Davies on November 15, 2012 @ 13:17
Like any big project there will be naysayers. There always is. In 1949, the Minister for Public Works and Housing, Nelson Lemmon responded to critics of the Snowy Mountains Scheme by saying:
“…those critics, in the main, will be people who have little faith. This Government has faith in its engineers, its people and the future of Australia.”
This statement is as true today as it was then. There will always be those who say that it cannot be done. Those who say just buy submarines from overseas. Those that lack the faith in what Australian workers and Australian industry can achieve. I don’t have those doubts. We can do this. And we will.
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[1] Image: http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/20120906raaf8227810_0044.jpg
[2] His speech: http://www.minister.defence.gov.au/2012/11/14/minister-for-defence-materiel-submarine-institute-of-australia-6th-biennial-conference/
[3] here: http://www.aspi.org.au/publications/publication_details.aspx?ContentID=228
[4] here: http://www.aspi.org.au/publications/publication_details.aspx?ContentID=317
[5] here: http://www.aspi.org.au/publications/publication_details.aspx?ContentID=332
[6] here: http://www.aspi.org.au/publications/publication_details.aspx?ContentID=291
[7] here: http://www.aspi.org.au/publications/publication_details.aspx?ContentID=335
[8] here: http://www.aspi.org.au/admin/eventFiles/SIA%202008%20Conference%20-%20Andrew%20Davies.pdf
[9] here: http://www.aspi.org.au/publications/publication_details.aspx?ContentID=176
[10] Eeyores: http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Eeyore
[11] Tiggers: http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Tigger
[12] Australian defence industry in general: http://www.aspi.org.au/publications/publication_details.aspx?ContentID=231
[13] shipbuilding in particular: http://www.aspi.org.au/publications/publication_details.aspx?ContentID=255
[14] available for scrutiny and rebuttal: http://www.aspi.org.au/events/recentEventDetail.aspx?eid=478
[15] Department of Defence: http://images.defence.gov.au/fotoweb/grid.fwx?ArchiveID=5003&Search=20120906raaf8227810_0044.jpg