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โ€˜Shortcomings and failuresโ€™ could sink Aukus nuclear submarines plan, UK inquiry warns

28 April 2026 at 04:58

Australia is dependent upon UKโ€™s ability to deliver new submarines but report says โ€˜cracks are already beginning to showโ€™

โ€œCracks are already beginning to showโ€ in the UKโ€™s funding for the Aukus agreement that could derail the ambitious nuclear submarine plan, a British parliamentary inquiry has found, highlighting a threat to Australiaโ€™s security.

UK shipbuilding has been under-funded for decades and the countryโ€™s submarine availability is โ€œcritically lowโ€, the House of Commons defence committeeโ€™s report found.

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ยฉ Photograph: Richard Wainwright/AAP

ยฉ Photograph: Richard Wainwright/AAP

ยฉ Photograph: Richard Wainwright/AAP

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