Australia’s first nuclear submarines should be built in the US, Andrew Hastie says
by Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspon from on (#66GTB)
There's too much risk in doing it on our own', says shadow defence minister citing an immediate need for hard power'
Australia should strike a deal with the US to have the first of its nuclear-powered submarines built in Connecticut as there's too much risk in doing it on our own", the shadow defence minister, Andrew Hastie, has declared.
Speaking before senior Australian ministers meet their counterparts in the US this week, Hastie said Australia should seek one or two Virginia-class submarines off the US production line by the end of 2030.
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