Toward Decline
China doesn’t need to dominate the world to threaten Australia’s security
Why it matters
A former ADF chief's call to scrap AUKUS submarines strikes directly at Australia's maritime deterrent modernisation and the US–Australia alliance's operational credibility. This high-profile advocacy for program termination, framed as an independent assessment, could shift domestic political opinion and delay or collapse Australia's 2030s–2040s submarine capability.
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