Ricemoon on nostr

"Much of the public debate surrounding AUKUS has focused narrowly on defence procurement, tactical utility and the operational feasibility of acquiring nuclear-powered submarines. While these technical critiques remain relevant, they do not address the broader structural question facing the nation: What kind of nation does Australia intend to be in the 21st century, and how will it exercise sovereign agency within its immediate geographic region?"
https://warwickpowell.substack.com/p/positive-peace-or-permanent-dependency

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Raison d'État · 2w

I agree with all those strategic prescriptions - but AUKUS submarine procurement is perfectly compatible with them. Stealthy submarines are all optionality, all the time when deployed. We are also quite (technically) capable of onshoring capabilities for maintainence and then manufacture. We won't, ...

StackSats.IO · 2w

>“What kind of nation does Australia intend to be in the 21st century” It doesn’t intend to be any kind of nation. Its current crop of parasites intend for it to remain a vassal of the US empire, filled to the brim with Indian low wage workers and a Chinese propertied class as that is their ...