Opinion: Aggressive Politicking Threatens Australia’s Submarine Program

Credit: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Next to combat aircraft, submarines are often the most expensive weapon programs in any nation’s budget. They are also regional-strategic weapons in any conflict that has a maritime dimension, even if that is confined to a belligerent’s need to import energy. The submarine’s combination of stealth...

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