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Submariner in charge of AUKUS says the debate is being hijacked
Andrew TillettForeign affairs, defence correspondent
The debate over Australia’s acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines has been “hijacked” by people with “specific agendas” against AUKUS, the chief of navy says.
Offering a fierce defence of the pact, Vice Admiral Mark Hammond said Australia for more than a century had aspired to operate long-range submarines with the best technology available, which now happened to be nuclear propulsion.
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