Australias $300b AUKUS bet hinges on Britains submarine capacity
The arrival of Britains HMS Anson in Western Australia highlights the historic ties, industrial risks and strategic stakes behind Australias $300 billion AUKUS submarine pact, writesVince Hooper.
WHENHMS ANSONarrived off Garden Island, Western Australia, on 22 February, an Indigenous elder named Barry Winmar conducted a Welcome to Country for a nuclear-powered attack submarine.
It was a moment that compress