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18/09/21
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Originally posted by kingpins:
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IMHO it is nothing to do with the French and as they had not been able to satisfy the Australians and build an impossible concept, they are probably happy to be out of itThe sub deal was bad from the start The Aussie defense experts idiots looked at a perfectly good sub and said we will buy it IF it is diesel so as to pacify the idiot greens in our country A Nuclear sub is much smaller than a modern diesel so the new sub had to be designed from the ground up WHY WHY So many design challenges, many cost overflows, many delays and we were not going to get them until about 2040 The USA is another whole argument, they are looking at thee points of the compass to spread their power. their defense and to do so in SAFE countries So it has given the Australian government a convenient way out of another disastrous defense contract and they make the US happy and they don't have to make any more decisions, just do what they are told
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Get real, the French had a nuclear sub design and to meet the rediculous requirements of Australia to have diesel engines and batteries. So the French were taking their nuclear sub and designing it to accommodate diesel engines, if you wanted nuclear subs why not buy one off the shelf?!