The moment the AUKUS security pact came into being, its true intention was clear.

The military agreement between Washington, London and Canberra, announced in September 2021, would project United States power in the Indo-Pacific with one purpose in mind: deterring China.

Conservative and Labor governments have fallen for the US bribe of the nuclear-powered Virginia Class SSN-774 and the promise of a bespoke AUKUS-designed nuclear-powered counterpart.

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These submarines may never make their way to the Royal Australian Navy: Australia is historically bad when it comes to constructing submarines and the US is under no obligation to furnish the boats.

The latter was made clear in the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act which directs the US President to certify to the relevant congressional committees and leadership, no later than 270 days prior to the transfer of vessels, that this “will not degrade the United States underseas capabilities”; is consistent with the country’s foreign........

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