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Australia has entered ‘nuclear confrontation’ with China, says Emmanuel Macron
The Telegraph UK via msn ^ | 18 Nov 2022 | Henry Samuel

Posted on 11/18/2022 11:16:03 PM PST by blueplum

France has re-ignited simmering diplomatic tensions with Australia after Emmanuel Macron warned that the country entered a “nuclear confrontation” with China by choosing to acquire nuclear-powered submarines....

...He told reporters in Bangkok that Australia’s original deal with France was “not confrontational to China because they are not nuclear-powered submarines”.

“But the choice made by prime minister Morrison was the opposite, re-entering into nuclear confrontation..."

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Foreign Affairs; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: australia; china; macron; nuclearsubs
Is Macron implying only China is allowed to have nuclear subs? Is he also saying Aussies are too stupid to maintain nuclear subs?
1 posted on 11/18/2022 11:16:03 PM PST by blueplum
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To: blueplum

Australia is too busy getting its Fascism on with the new XBB COVID variant to worry about China.

Marcon just a flat out idiot whose military has enough munitions, etc problems that it is now only best suited for a Safari in North Africa....


2 posted on 11/18/2022 11:18:16 PM PST by cranked
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French cheese eating surrender monkey doesn’t understand that it isn’t the power source that matters, it’s the delivered payload???


3 posted on 11/18/2022 11:22:59 PM PST by datura (Eventually, the Lord and the Truth will win.)
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He did some things that made me think he might not be a b.tch.

I was wrong.


4 posted on 11/18/2022 11:24:54 PM PST by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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He is angry that Australia canceled the contract with the French and chose US-UK for their submarines.


5 posted on 11/18/2022 11:36:00 PM PST by Krosan
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To: blueplum

Macron is pissed because Australia isn’t buying their non-nuclear subs is the way I read it.


6 posted on 11/18/2022 11:42:16 PM PST by Gaffer
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Nuclear powered subs are not the same as nuclear armed subs.

Is Macron that stupid?

7 posted on 11/19/2022 12:18:20 AM PST by who_would_fardels_bear (What is left around which to circle the wagons?)
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Macron knows that he is telling a lie.

The story here is that Australia originally contracted France to build them diesel submarines.

France had delays and wasn’t in compliance with the contract so Australia canceled it for non-compliance and made a new contract with a US-UK joint venture to build them subs and this time nuclear powered (not nuclear weapons carrying).

France is of course pissed about losing the contract.


8 posted on 11/19/2022 1:07:40 AM PST by Krosan
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Dont try to protect your self its futile, macron. Australia is already a china satellite


9 posted on 11/19/2022 4:15:36 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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Shouldn’t he be happy they are moving away from fossil fuels.


10 posted on 11/19/2022 4:48:42 AM PST by pas
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Looks like part of being woke will require Australians to brush up on their Mandarin.


11 posted on 11/19/2022 6:11:44 AM PST by Steamburg (Other people's money is the only language a politician respects; starve the bastards)
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