Australian Naval Institute

By Ross Babbage

2 August 2024

Source: https://navalinstitute.com.au/addressing-aukus-critics-squarely/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_source_platform=mailpoet&utm_campaign=ani-e-newsletter-

The AUKUS program to deliver eight nuclear-powered conventionally armed submarines to Australia is a large, technologically challenging, and industrially demanding venture.

Many doubts have been raised about its practicality. The subject report addresses each of those critiques squarely. It concludes that some concerns are warranted but others have been ill-informed or driven by outdated assumptions.

Editor’s note: The report is substantial and can be accessed via the url above.