AUKUS – Australia’s marine defence albatross
Rescinding our commitment to AUKUS should be given priority, before we throw more good money after bad. to gain nothing. AUKUS will never serve Australia’s strategic interest.
The arrangement is now on shaky ground with one of its co-partners deranged by power-lust and self-centred ambition. In no way does it buy US allegiance. NATO is a case in point.
The projected delivery date was always shaky (early 2040s for merely the first of the “fleet” – come in spinner. Furthermore, with up to $368 billion hypothecated to AUKUS until the mid-2050s, what social investment will be compromised to provide for our immediate defence needs in the meantime?
The question is, how to withdraw diplomatically without incensing the Trumpian triumvirate. It appears that the brat emperor now has two puppeteers, with Musk pulling the strings and JD pulling no punches.
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