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Australia to build a sovereign nuclear-powered submarine fleet

Published 14 March 2023, 7:14 am
The stage is set for Australia, United Kingdom, and USA to dramatically increase the interconnectedness of their defences. The audience for this is clearly in Beijing. The risk is that rather than tamping down the pressure this only serves to fuel a dangerous undersea arms race.
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