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Why nuclear submarines are a smart military move for Australia — and could deter China further

  • Written by John Blaxland, Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University

The Morrison government has decided it’s best for Australia to accelerate the production of a more capable, integrated, nuclear-powered submarine platform with the US and the UK.

This will more tightly enmesh Australia into the US orbit. Technologically and militarily, it means if the US goes into a conflict in the Indo-Pacific region, it...

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