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US industrial espionage on the level of China and France (using Echelon and the rest of the NSA) was uncovered in the Snowden leaks. It's also about the US try
by sudosysgen 5y ago
US industrial espionage on the level of China and France (using Echelon and the rest of the NSA) was uncovered in the Snowden leaks.
It's also about the US trying to force Australia to commit to an anti-China policy while the conservative government is in power.
Australia announced support to the US in the region so it's also because of that.
It's just dirty geopolitics. The US is trying to tie in Australia before they realize that it's not worth massive expense to defend their trade routes from China. When those trades routes are... With China.
- dirtyid 5y agoPretty much. US and French MIC has always been filthy competitive. UK needs the $$$ after Brexit. AU both willing and IMO unable to object. It's just a very sensible geopolitical arrangement once the interest calculus is crunched. AU was always going to concede to US orbit. Getting US Nuke tech transfer is a big deal, consolation prize for $$$ from PRC that AU lost to US. Assuming the procurement goes through fine, which I doubt. As I mentioned in other post, IMO it's foot in door for other US assets that can be reoriented short term than SSNs that may or may not show up for 30+ years.