Our Fact Sheet gives a concise summary of the main issues:
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Pt Adelaide residents are opposing AUKUS nuclear waste storage
They recently held a well-attended public meeting, and are keeping up the pressure.
U.S. Submarine Program Faces Mounting Production Issues
Yes, mounting production issues – they are just not going away.
U.S. Submarine Program Faces Mounting Production Issues
US nuke sub production slowing down
Asia Pacific Defence Reporter editor Kym Bergmann cites US sources on the slowing down, not speeding up, of nuclear submarine production and of the Congressional Report that suggests Australia should not purchase submarines but spend its money on other military provision. An interesting 15-minute listen tohis podcast at: Episode 69 – Asia Pacific Defense Report | Acast
Congressional report suggests Australia could dump plans to acquire AUKUS nuclear submarines
Two links: an ABC report (short version) on the US Congressional Report, and the (long version) Congressional report itself.
rl32418-13.pdf (documentcloud.org)
Adding second Virginia-class sub would come at expense of Navy’s next-gen fighter, Austin warns
In more bad news for the AUKUS submarine schedule, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is opposing the expansion of Virginia-class production to two vessels a year.
Independence too big a price for AUKUS fantasy
Gareth Evans defends his view that AUKUS has profound negative implications for Australia’s security and sovereignty.
Independence too big a price for AUKUS fantasy – Pearls and Irritations (johnmenadue.com)
The AUKUS project is being submerged in twaddle
A critical take on the critics attacking AUKUS critics.
The AUKUS project is being submerged in twaddle – Pearls and Irritations (johnmenadue.com)
The dangers of AUKUS, the FPA and nuclear submarines
IPAN member Bevan Ramsden explains the implications of the Australian Nuclear Power Safety Bill, 2023 for residents near Garden Island, WA and Osborne, SA, both of which have been declared nuclear zones.
The dangers of AUKUS, the FPA and nuclear submarines – Pearls and Irritations (johnmenadue.com)
That time when Canada cancelled its nuclear submarine order
The author cites evidence from the US that it would prefer to operate more of its own nuclear subs out of WA then sell us their SSNs.
At Ingalls, plenty of space for shipbuilding but ramping up workforce will be the challenge
An online US Defense magazine reveals the problems the US has with expanding its shipbuilding workforce, with obvious implications for the AUKUS arrangements.
Gareth Evans: AUKUS is terrible for Australian national interests – but we’re probably stuck with it
Although not initially critical of Morrison’s AUKUS announcement, former Labor Foreign Minister Gareth Evans is now firmly opposed to the arrangements.
Revamped AUKUS document reveals how US and UK can walk away from nuclear submarine deal
Labor has tied us into the US war machine until 2075, but the US and UK can walk away with one year’s notice. And we still get the problem of nuclear waste.
Revamped AUKUS document reveals how US and UK can walk away from nuclear submarine deal – ABC News
EXCLUSIVE: Australian defense minister Richard Marles on AUKUS, China and industry concerns – Breaking Defense
Is it possible the Americans are just trying to embarrass us by publishing this inarticulate interview with Richard Marles? The guy is an idiot.
Congress’ Thinktank Flags AUKUS Alternative: US Submarine Base in WA and no Australian Subs
Paul Gregoire says that US Congress may prefer to build and keep the nuclear-powered submarines it was planning to sell to Australia.
AUKUS May Not Guarantee Any Subs, Bit It Does Ensure US Jurisdictional Drift.
Sydney-based journalist Paul Gregoire reviews the AUKUS arrangements and new legislation to protect them which include jail terms of up to20 years.
The Case Against AUKUS
Victorian Convenor of Labor Against War, Hamish McPherson, a public school teacher and AEU delegate, presents the Labor rank and file’s case against the AUKUS arrangements.
case-against-aukus-july-2024.pdf – Google Drive
Radioactive waste storage licence granted despite opposition
The Stirling Naval base in WA has been licensed by the government to store nuclear wastes from AUKUS submarines.
Radioactive waste storage licence granted despite opposition – APDR (asiapacificdefencereporter.com)
ANDREW FOWLER Nuked: The submarine fiasco that sank Australia’s sovereignty. Reviewed by Braham Dabscheck
According to Clinton Fernandes, Fowler’s book is “a nuclear-armed torpedo of a book and a major service to the Australian public. There is astonishing detail in every chapter.”
Canada commits to buying 12 new conventionally-powered, under-the-ice submarines
Canada has announced it will purchase 12 conventionally powered submarines at a cost estimated to be $A65 billion. In 2018, the Morrison government was told that the cost of 12 extended Collins class submarines, built in Australia, was $a20 billion. But he chose, and the ALP went along, with the AUKUS arrangements at a cost(so far) of $A368 billion.
Canada commits to buying 12 new conventionally-powered, under-the-ice submarines – Breaking Defense
‘A cruel joke’: Why AUKUS might leave Australia stranded
Continuing scepticism within the submarine and wider defence community about the AUKUS arrangements has surfaced in this AFR article. A team of defence experts concludes that the Albanese government is on course for a financial and strategic disaster with the billion-dollar AUKUS nuclear submarine project.
Across the Indo-Pacific, militaries scramble to put more submarines in the water
Our region is a “a hotbed for undersea-warfare developments,” an unwelcome development outlined in this US study of the boom in submarine acquisitions.
Across the Indo-Pacific, militaries scramble to put more submarines in the water – Breaking Defense
Worker Health Risks in an AUKUS Nuclear Sub Reactor Accident
Anti-nuclear campaigner David Noonan criticises the declaration of Osborne in SA as a “dedicated nuclear zone” in the absence of health impact studies and explains the dangers first responders will face in the event of a nuclear accident.
Noonan-Worker-Health-Risks-in-an-AUKUS-N-Sub-Reactor-Accident-April-2024.pdf (foe.org.au)
Why bet on a loser? Australia’s dangerous gamble on the US
Australian Anti-AUKUS Coalition (AAAC) and the Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) member Michael Williss questions why we are spending $368 billion to make ourselves interoperable with a military that various experts say could not win a war with China.
Australian Futures: Bringing AUKUS Out of Stealth Mode
Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) member Denis Bright argues that more needs to be done to counter the drift into acceptance of AUKUS.
Is Australia’s AUKUS submarine pathway really ‘optimal’?
There is a lot to disagree with in this paper – not surprising given its source. But both authors highlight problems with the AUKUS arrangements. Dr Elizabeth Buchanan’s outline of the problems is stronger, but her “solution” is much wronger.
https://www.ussc.edu.au/is-australias-aukus-submarine-pathway-really-optimal
Why Japan is no closer to joining AUKUS
Sichuan International Studies University Associate Professor Guo Binyun does not believe Japan will join AUKUS any time soon.
Why Japan is no closer to joining AUKUS (thinkchina.sg)
US Space Force is planning DARC with new military bases in the US, Australia and UK.
As part of AUKUS the UK/US Militaries plans to create a 27 dish ‘Deep Space Advanced Radar Concept’ – ‘DARC’ high-power radar station at Cawdor Barracks, Brawdy, Pembrokeshire in West Wales, UK. ‘PARC Against DARC’ has announced its official launch and fully intends to stop this military monstrosity ever seeing the light of day. The brand new website, www.parcagainstdarc.com comes as part of the launch and states that the proposals are “One of the most Health-Hazardous, tourism-ruining, skyline blighting military installations ever proposed anywhere in the UK”.
AUKUS and the Nuclear Agenda: the challenge for the labour movement
An edited speech given at ACTU Fringe Meeting, 3 June 2024, AEU South Australia offices, Adelaide by Labor Against War’s Marcus Strom.
AUKUS: No refund…
Even within the Defence community, there is a cynicism about the AUKUS arrangements. Australia Pacific Defence Reporter, Kym Bergmann, critiques the “no refund” payments to US and UK industries:
Australia, Defence and the anti-Midas touch with submarines
Rex Patrick is a former SA Senator and submariner. He is scathing of the financial cost of the AUKUS arrangements.
Australia, Defence and the anti-Midas touch with submarines – Michael West
A Detectable Subservience
Michael Williss, retired AEU research officer and AAAC member, looks at technical issues that may destroy the claims that nuclear-powered submarines are stealthy and undetectable.
A Detectable Subservience – » The Australian Independent Media Network (theaimn.com)