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Amid reports of a dip in US production of nuclear submarines and concerns about the future of the agreement under Donald Trump, some have questioned the viability of AUKUS. But they need not worry.
Civil nuclear energy maintains the skills and supply chains needed for nuclear subs and weapons.
In this podcast, Kim Beazley joins The Conversation to talk about the Albanese visit and the international situation.
AUKUS faces political challenges right now, and the next year may bring even deeper problems. Big-picture geopolitical realities suggest AUKUS will survive.
The loudest disagreements at this year’s ALP national conference are likely to be on foreign policy - the AUKUS deal prime among them.
Australians remain deeply concerned about China as a long term potential military threat
‘The risks of military escalation or miscalculation are rising’, according to the long-awaited report.
There’s nothing about the deal that locks Australia into actions future governments cannot withdraw from.
Successive governments have shied away from serious discussions about national security.
The Albanese government’s attempt to sell the AUKUS nuclear submarine plan as a job-creation program is bad economics.
Despite the bipartisanship over both the China threat and AUKUS, the views of experts are divided.
Nuclear submarines may offer protection – but they will leave us with a high-level nuclear waste headache
On the face of the announcements made so far, the deal complies with international law, despite accusations to the contrary from China and other critics.
The plan will see Australia supplied with nuclear-propulsion submarines more than a decade earlier than preciously envisaged.
The first AUKUS-class submarine will be delivered in the 2040s. We may only get about a decade of use before adversaries can easily detect the new boats.
Albanese is expected to visit Washington in the next two weeks to announce the roadmap for the AUKUS submarine agreement.
The long-awaited plan for Australia to get nuclear-powered submarines is expected next month, as are recommendations from a major strategic review into our defence force.
Australians are becoming more fearful in an insecure world, and want to see the country armed up, favouring more defence spending and the planned acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines.
Michelle Grattan discusses politics with politics + society editor, Amanda Dunn
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