Turnbull’s AUKUS Submarine Concerns Sunk by US Congressman Joe Courtney

Joe Courtney, former Chair and now ranking member of an influential Congressional subcommittee, says bipartisan support for AUKUS is ‘quite extraordinary.’
Turnbull’s AUKUS Submarine Concerns Sunk by US Congressman Joe Courtney
Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), center, speaks in Washington in 2012. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Rex Widerstrom
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Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is wrong in his prediction that Australia will get no AUKUS submarines of its own, according to U.S. Congressman. Joe Courtney (D-CT).

Courtney said Australia signed up to AUKUS because it understood the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) development of missile technology made ships more vulnerable, particularly diesel electric subs, to attack, he told the “Why should we care about the Indo-Pacific?” podcast.
Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.