US congress research warns of risk of cost blowouts for Australia in Aukus submarine program
by Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspon from World news | The Guardian on (#6RJ85)
Report also cast doubt on whether any rigorous cost-benefit analysis was done before the 2021 announcement
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The Australian government's view that the Aukus nuclear-powered submarine project is too big to fail" could heighten the risk of cost blowouts, a US congress research report has warned.
The Congressional Research Service also cast doubt on whether any rigorous cost-benefit analysis was done prior to the project's announcement by Australia, the US and the UK in 2021.
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