By Peter Briggs*
Doubts about America’s capacity to build and then sell to Australia a series of Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) under the AUKUS agreement have led Matthew Mai to conclude that “It is unlikely the United States will be able to deliver SSNs within the timeline laid out”. I agree there is a high probability that the US will not have any spare Virginia-class submarines to sell Australia. But it’s not just US shipyards struggling. The UK has its troubles too, suggesting Australia needs to re-think its so called ‘optimal pathway’. The Lowy Institute. The Interpreter.
