Australia Seeks Expedited Defence Capability in US-Built Nuclear Subs

Australia is in discussions with the United States to speed up its acquisition of nuclear submarines in a bid to sooner have the defense vessels on hand amid the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) increasing military aggression in the Indo-Pacific.
“It’s important to get the capability as soon as we can,” a spokesperson for Defence Minister Richard Marles said. “We are still doing the consultations to set out the optimal pathway for Australia to acquire the capability.”
Marles told Sky News on Sunday that Australia was facing military capability gap given that the original timeline for receiving the submarines is in the 2040s….