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Not to go too much on an AusPol tangent, LNP Nuclear stuff is more about delaying the green-power transition. It keeps coal / gas power around for a nuclear fu
by werrett 2y ago
Not to go too much on an AusPol tangent, LNP Nuclear stuff is more about delaying the green-power transition.
It keeps coal / gas power around for a nuclear future that is decades away at best (and never more likely). It’s a sop to the oil and mining companies.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=JBqVVBUdW84 https://youtube.com/watch?v=JBqVVBUdW84
- jiggawatts 2y agoThat is probably 75% of the reason, but it does dovetail very nicely with the acquisition of nuclear submarines with nuclear weapons capabilities. I thought I was just imagining things, but I looked it up and it turns out that the Liberal party has been flirting with arming Australia with nukes since the 1990s or maybe the late 80s.
- ovi256 2y agoThe planned AUKUS submarines have no nuclear weapon capabilities. They're nuclear powered attack submarines that use conventional weapons. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSN-AUKUS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSN-AUKUS
- 15155 2y ago> In January 2023, it was reported that the submarines were likely to incorporate a vertical launch system (VLS) for land-attack missiles. This would be a first for Royal Navy SSNs, which currently launch land-attack missiles via their torpedo tubes. A VLS system was described as likely to increase interoperability options with the US Navy since future US land attack missiles may not have a horizontal launch option. The Tomahawk and basically every similar cruise missile can easily be outfitted with any warhead. SLBMs aren't the only delivery platform.