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Originally posted by frasier ↑

It would cost between $350-400 million to break this contract and that is what we should do. It was a ruse to shore up Pynes seat in SA. He has gone.

The downsides are numerous and important:
. It is not the best choice for various reasons. The diesel version has not even been designed let alone built. The French are charging us an extra $6 billion to design a diesel version.
. When was the last time the French designed a winning, superior piece of military machinery? Pre Napoleon? The Americans, Germans and Japanese know a bit about submarines, we should have gone with them.
. Building them here is crazy. Have we learned nothing from the Collins fiasco? We should not build submarines for the same reason we dont build fighter planes.
.the cost is ridiculously astronomical compared to off the shelf options.
. The first wont be launched until the mid 2030s or later. In the hiatus we will have no effective sub force.
. The ships will be redundant by the time the first is launched, outclassed by nuclear subs our foes will have, and submarine drones.
. The best option is an off the shelf nuclear version. Opponents to nuclear should get on board or get out of the way when it comes to security.

For those interested, this 15 minute interview by Alan Jones with Submarines for Australias Gary Johnston is well worth watching. This is a national security risk on a scale never before seen.

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Why do you believe that it would cost so much ??
The design is still being worked out and there must be many conditions still in the wind at this early stage
If it was the Labor party they would just cancel it and say get lost, maybe the Libs could learn a bit of business knowledge
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