By Matthew Burgess (Bloomberg) Australia’s surprise deal with the U.S. and Britain for nuclear-powered submarines has shaken its Asian neighbors and angered France. It’s also meeting resistance in the city chosen…
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French Shipbuilding Town in Shock Over Loss of Australian Submarine Order
By Richard Lough CHERBOURG, France, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Teaching assistant Georgina was settling into a new life in the shipbuilding town of Cherbourg with her Australian husband when Canberra…
Australian Documents Showed French Submarine Project Was At Risk For Years
By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) France shouldn’t have been surprised that Australia canceled a submarine contract, as major concerns about delays, cost overruns, and suitability had been aired officially and publicly…
In Escalation Over Nuclear Submarine Deal, France Recalls Envoys From U.S. And Australia
By John Irish (Reuters) France plunged into an unprecedented diplomatic crisis with the United States and Australia on Friday after it recalled its ambassadors from both countries over a trilateral…
Australia Gets Top US Navy Nuclear Secrets
Australia will be only the second country after Britain in 1958 to be given access to U.S. Navy’s top secret information for building nuclear-powered submarines.