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AUKUS deal in dire straits due to British submarine crisis - The Nightly
Why it matters
The AUKUS submarine acquisition programme is Australia's signature maritime defence modernisation and central to Pillar 6 (Maritime Defence). A British submarine crisis directly jeopardises Australia's operational submarine timeline and capability, creating cascading delays and cost overruns that degrade Australia's ability to deter Chinese power projection in the Indo-Pacific and sustain Alliance cohesion.
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