They were trying to use a nuclear sub platform and turn it into diesel-electric. Now they'll get nukes that were designed from the ground up to be nukes. The Aussies should also start thinking about a nuclear weapons program while they're at it. Red China is looking to gobble up the rest of the world and Australia sure as hell can't count on Biden-type administrations anymore.
It seems Australia thinks they might need a bit more range than diesel-electric can give.
Going nuke is not cheap in infrastructure.
What’s their change of mission? China.
“The Aussies should also start thinking about a nuclear weapons program while they’re at it. Red China is looking to gobble up the rest of the world and Australia sure as hell can’t count on Biden-type administrations anymore.”
ABSOLUTELY. And they need to understand how China views them...as a huge region to extract resources from - nothing more. If Australia ‘behaves’ (by Chinese standards), then Australians can mine their wealth and sell it to China, at whatever price China sees fit. If not, China will dispose of the Australians and send a few million of their own citizens to extract the wealth.
The world is different now...China has no need for uppity slaves, or any slaves, as they start moving out.