thanks boomer, you post are always thoughtful. but I don't get how you see aukus as increasing our independence from th US.
yes building missiles here is good, but they said all the parts and technology would come from the US.
as to our freedom to decide if we join in a military action as a matter of alliance, this will depend on future Govs here and in US. remember how quickly Howard vowed Aus would back him up? Biden makes the right noises but I can't feel trust in him. and we can't really see into Albanese enough to guess which way he might jump.
