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<blockquote data-quote="Bob Crowley" data-source="post: 76437134" data-attributes="member: 383390"><p>I'm currently reading a book "How to Defend Australia" by Hugh White. He addressed the submarine issue briefly. It was published in 2019 before the submarine fracas with France hit the fan.</p><p></p><p>He wrote "Several countries, including France and America, build nuclear-powered submarines that would meet our needs... we could buy the French Barracuda design with its nuclear power plant ... There have been hints that this is what some people involved in the program had in mind all along....</p><p></p><p>(but if we don't build our own) ... our submarine capability would be hostage to strategic priorities in Washington or Paris."</p><p></p><p>He also pointed out that to effectively guard the archipelago to our north from enemy warships, we'd probably need about 24 submarines, of which only six would be on active duty at any one time.</p><p></p><p>I think Keating is right - twelve submarines (and it will probably take 20 years before we even get them) will be a pinprick against a major power like China.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bob Crowley, post: 76437134, member: 383390"] I'm currently reading a book "How to Defend Australia" by Hugh White. He addressed the submarine issue briefly. It was published in 2019 before the submarine fracas with France hit the fan. He wrote "Several countries, including France and America, build nuclear-powered submarines that would meet our needs... we could buy the French Barracuda design with its nuclear power plant ... There have been hints that this is what some people involved in the program had in mind all along.... (but if we don't build our own) ... our submarine capability would be hostage to strategic priorities in Washington or Paris." He also pointed out that to effectively guard the archipelago to our north from enemy warships, we'd probably need about 24 submarines, of which only six would be on active duty at any one time. I think Keating is right - twelve submarines (and it will probably take 20 years before we even get them) will be a pinprick against a major power like China. [/QUOTE]
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