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What of AUKUS submarines if Donald Trump is re-elected?

A former commander of Australia’s submarine fleet once described to me the advantage of nuclear-powered submarines over conventional boats using a vivid analogy of predators.   ‘If you are a Sydney householder, you probably have funnel web …

How many nuclear-powered submarines for Australia?

The September 2021 announcement of Australia’s transition to nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) under the AUKUS program indicated that ‘at least eight’ would be acquired. More recently, the rhetoric has firmed up to eight, with the …