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AUKUS Looks More and More Like a Non-Starter

Australia needs reliable friends in a transparent ocean

Jun 23, 2025
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By: BA Hamzah
Virginia-class sub: not ready

The three-year-old trilateral security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States to equip Australia with 18 nuclear-powered submarines by 2040 hangs in the balance following a recent US Defense Department decision to review its capacity to produce the underwater attack vessels. It is too …

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