Strategic NewsHow Australia can execute its denial strategy long before SSNs arrive
How Australia can execute its denial strategy long before SSNs arrive
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How Australia can execute its denial strategy long before SSNs arrive

ASPI The Strategist Institutional·2026-09-16AUS DefenceP3: Industrial BaseP6: Defence SurgeP7: Alliance Architecture
Why it matters

This article articulates a concrete, near-term (2030s) operational concept for Australian maritime denial that bridges the capability gap until nuclear submarines arrive. It directly supports Pillar 6 (Maritime Defence) and Pillar 3 (Industrial Base) by proposing a distributed, resilient architecture of ground-based strike systems and forward operating bases—shifting Australia's defence posture from submarine-centric to a credible multi-domain denial strategy within budget and timeline constraints.

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