1/ What is wrong in the US decision is the absence of consultations with NATO allies on a decision that
a/breaks with decades of a tacit understanding that nuclear submarine technology should not be transferred.
b/signals a major shift in the posture on China
a/breaks with decades of a tacit understanding that nuclear submarine technology should not be transferred.
b/signals a major shift in the posture on China
2/ it contradicts the professed US position that Allies should coordinate their China policies
3/ The fact that the decision kills a big French contract adds insult to injury but is not the most appalling aspect of the decision in a world of tough commercial competition
4/ Nice words of Blinken on France suggest that his fluent French is not matched by an understanding of the French. Nice words don’t make a cuckold happy. They infuriate him because they are a confirmation that he is considered as an idiot who just needs to be patted on the back
Australian priority until 2 days ago was to build an independent Australian technological base that would strengthen Australian autonomy. Hard to reconcile with choice of a nuclear submarine: the reactor will be a black box for Australia, & highly enriched uranium provided by US
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