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Peter J. Dean Profile picture
Peter J. Dean
@DefenceProf
Director of FP & Defence @USSC; fmr Director, UWA DSI; NRF @SeaPowerCentre; Non-Res Snr Fellow @AtlanticCouncil; Indo-Pac Sec; DSR Secretariat Co-lead: RTs≠E
Apr 3, 2023 • 19 tweets • 3 min read
So I had an article in the OZ on the weekend, but due to word limits there are a few key context setters that I want to add.

Arguments against AUKUS don’t hold water theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/argum… The 24 SSK's mentioned in the article come from my friend & colleague Hugh White's How to Defence Australia monograph. As Hugh states this would mean increasing defence spending to 4% GDP - that is DOUBLING defence spending from its current levels: a massive impost on the budget
Mar 13, 2023 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
#AUKUS

some initial thoughts - a thread.

1. The move to a tri-lateral design and a UK-AUS build is a good one. The UK will deliver SSN AUKUS boat 1 helping to de-risk the Australian build. This is smart given the high risk of a first in class of any maritime platform. Smart 2. The decision to sell Aus Virginia's is massive. let not underestimate how fwd leaning this is from the US. Esp given the shortage of boast in the USN. This is integrated deterrence in action and a firm US commitment to this concept and Aust.