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Re:Australia to acquire nuclear submarine fleet (AUKUS) by littlestymaar on Friday September 17, 2021 @04:12AM (#28562617)
> in the north where any attack would be reasonably expected to come from,

There is no reasonable expectation of an attack on Australia. This is not about defense of Australian coasts, it's about strength projection towards South China See, Taiwan Straight and Pacific Ocean.

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Re:Australia to acquire nuclear submarine fleet (AUKUS) by caf on Friday September 17, 2021 @06:05AM (#28563372)
It's the same reasons Australia has always had submarines - defence of shipping because an island nation relies on shipped goods, and an ISR platform.
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Re:Australia to acquire nuclear submarine fleet (AUKUS) by littlestymaar on Friday September 17, 2021 @12:24PM (#28567377)
But you don't need the autonomy of a nuclear submarine to do that. You need them to reach the coasts of China. (And the official announcement speech isn't even hiding it)
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Re:Australia to acquire nuclear submarine fleet (AUKUS) by caf on Saturday September 18, 2021 @07:41AM (#28575398)
It depends on how far away the shipping is being interdicted. And ISR platforms are potentially more useful further away, too.
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