the france thing seems to have escalated. genuinely surprised by this. whats the french perspective here? feels like kind of an overreaction but maybe im missing something also seems like another L for the Biden foreign policy competency story? like, imagine they didnt see this
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1. Australia cancelled because the cost has doubled, the timeline is delayed and nothing is built, the Chinese threat is more potent than in 2016 and better tech is suddenly available 2. France is humiliated by the loss of a major project 7 months before the election
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Given the size of the Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Micronesian waters Australia needs to patrol.. The French who have nuclear propulsion capability, should never have proposed a non-nuclear option.
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i understand australia was insistent on conventional
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