Eyeing China, Biden and allies unveil nuclear-powered submarine plan for Australia • FRANCE 24

The United States, Australia and Britain on Monday unveiled details of a plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered attack submarines from the early 2030s to counter China's ambitions in the Indo-Pacific. Addressing a ceremony at the US naval base in San Diego, accompanied by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, US President Joe Biden called the agreement under the 2021 AUKUS partnership part of a shared commitment to a free-and-open Indo-Pacific region with two of America's "most stalwart and capable allies." FRANCE 24's Wassim Cornet tells us more.
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[iqbalsohel]

china should give one to indonesia and one to Bangladesh

[festekj]

China makes a nuclear sub in less than 1 year. Meanwhile the US makes a sub in 7 years. Who has the advantage in a war of attrition?

[hylimm]

Can can easily monitor the activity in the SCS, anyone going there is going to be destroyed

[gordonc]

People have short memories, already forgot that this contract was taken from France.

[gordonp]

Can Australia really afford the billions of dollars of subs and the long term operation and maintenance costs?