▲ 56 ▼ The AUKUS Submarine Deal is Dead - The US can’t provide the submarines. The UK can neither make up for the shortfall nor co-develop such a submarine in a reasonable timeframe (nationalsecurityjournal.org) submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to c/australia@aussie.zone 13 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] No1@aussie.zone 12 points 1 year ago (1 child) It would be kinda funny if we crawled back to the French, begged them to build us some subs, and then the French tell us to "Mange de la merde!" permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TimePencil@infosec.exchange 11 points 1 year ago (2 children) @No1 The French wouldn't say that. They'd say whatever is French for "Sign here!" We'd then pay them a few more BILLION dollars, and the French would wait a week or two for another policy reversal. At the rate we're going, we'll end up buying our subs from China... @Davriellelouna permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tenderizer@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) We'd probably better be able to rely on the Chinese ones during WW3 than the American ones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] philpo@feddit.org 1 point 1 year ago To be honest, at least then the navy would know exactly what they are fighting against. permalink fedilink source parent [–] whybird@aus.social 1 point 1 year ago @TimePencil @No1 @Davriellelouna … through temu permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TimePencil@infosec.exchange 11 points 1 year ago (2 children) @No1 The French wouldn't say that. They'd say whatever is French for "Sign here!" We'd then pay them a few more BILLION dollars, and the French would wait a week or two for another policy reversal. At the rate we're going, we'll end up buying our subs from China... @Davriellelouna permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tenderizer@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) We'd probably better be able to rely on the Chinese ones during WW3 than the American ones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] philpo@feddit.org 1 point 1 year ago To be honest, at least then the navy would know exactly what they are fighting against. permalink fedilink source parent [–] whybird@aus.social 1 point 1 year ago @TimePencil @No1 @Davriellelouna … through temu permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tenderizer@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) We'd probably better be able to rely on the Chinese ones during WW3 than the American ones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] philpo@feddit.org 1 point 1 year ago To be honest, at least then the navy would know exactly what they are fighting against. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] philpo@feddit.org 1 point 1 year ago To be honest, at least then the navy would know exactly what they are fighting against. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] whybird@aus.social 1 point 1 year ago @TimePencil @No1 @Davriellelouna … through temu permalink fedilink source parent