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Peter Briggs

Pearls and Irritations

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Second-hand submarines: a sovereign flaw

The decision to acquire three secondhand Virginia-class submarines resolves a major fleet standardisation issue, but it also deepens Australia’s...

02.06.2026 30

Pearls and Irritations

Peter Briggs

AUKUS meets reality – UK ‘all in’ a mess (Part 2)

16.12.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Peter Briggs

AUKUS meets reality – what's not in the AUSMIN Media Release (Part 1)

15.12.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Peter Briggs

SSN AUKUS – Heading for a quagmire (Part II)

05.09.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Peter Briggs

The shrinking US Navy submarine force – Implications for AUKUS Pillar 1 (Part 1)

05.09.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Peter Briggs

AUKUS on track? No, Australia needs Plan B now

08.04.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Peter Briggs

Why does Australia need submarines?

28.03.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

Peter Briggs