At anti-submarine warfare forum, Yankee urges Australia to lease US nuclear submarines
Australia urged to lease subs,Canberra Times, DAVID ELLERY, DEFENCE REPORTER, 11 Feb, 2012 Australia would save billions of dollars if it leased used US nuclear submarines to replace the troubled Collins-class fleet, an American naval expert says.
”If you want to utilise the submarine force for long-range missions the nuclear submarine is the queen of the seas,” Sam Tangredi, a former US naval captain turned academic and strategic analyst, told The Canberra Times.
Dr Tangredi, who was in Canberra to speak at an anti-submarine warfare forum at the Australian Defence College, said taking over some of the submarines due to be retired early by the US Navy as part of its defence cuts was almost certainly the cheapest way to build an interim Australian underwater capability….
US nuclear submarines regularly use Australian ports and the defence posture review has suggested upgrading the submarine wharf at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia to make it better able to take American SSNs.
Defence Minister Stephen Smith recently reaffirmed nuclear submarines were off the agenda as far as replacing the Collins was concerned…. ”People can put the [nuclear] argument forward but that’s the only option that’s not on the table.”… http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/national/national/general/australia-urged-to-lease-subs/2451846.aspx
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No Nukes. Let the USA deal with their own nuclear waste.
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