Luke is joined by Greg Sheridan, The Australian Newspaper’s foreign editor, following Australia’s commitment to spend up to $368 billion by 2055 to build a new fleet of eight nuclear-propelled submarines.

Mr Sheridan writes, ‘The AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines will hugely enhance our national power and sovereignty. Nothing could be more ridiculous than the idea that if there are some Americans on an Australian boat this compromises our sovereignty.’

‘The deal is we buy three to five Virginia-class nuclear submarines from the US, boats that are probably already in use. As part of the purchase price we contribute financially to expanding US industrial capacity to build more nuclear subs.’

‘This could be a new US production line, but more likely it’s expanding capabilities at existing facilities.’

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