Good news for the UK

[vetran]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...rity-pact.html

Apparently the Australians didn't need the automatic white flag or cheese fridge options for their subs.

Global war of words over China: Furious France says it has been 'stabbed in the back' by UK-US defence pact to take on Beijing by building Australia's nuclear-powered submarines - which will be BANNED from New Zealand

• Unprecedented security partnership was announced by Boris Johnson, Joe Biden and Scott Morrison
• The agreement will see UK, US and Australia share nuclear technology secrets in tech battle with the Chinese
• The pact means Australian navy will be equipped with nuclear-powered vessels made in the UK and the US
• France was due to make Australia's new subs - but claimed last night it had been 'stabbed in the back'
• New Zealand also isolated with Jacinda Ardern declaring the submarines will be banned from their waters

[Mordac]

• France was due to make Australia's new subs - but claimed last night it had been 'stabbed in the back'

To be fair, if someone is running away, it's difficult to stab them anywhere else...

[NotAllThere]

I thought it was all very open. More a sort of stabbing in the front. Certainly good news for the Aussies. Bad news for the Chinese.

[Scoobos]

Is it good news for the UK?

Building machines that, if ever used in anger - will be destroyed and sunk - to later contaminate our ocean with radiation is not a great thing.

We've been "lucky" so far , in the ones that have already sank, sank very very deeply so thankfully don't affect our food stocks . yet.

Also, not great for Aussie / NZ relations either, since they have a ban on nuclear warships in their waters.

[vetran]

Is it good news for the UK?

Building machines that, if ever used in anger - will be destroyed and sunk - to later contaminate our ocean with radiation is not a great thing.

We've been "lucky" so far , in the ones that have already sank, sank very very deeply so thankfully don't affect our food stocks . yet.

Also, not great for Aussie / NZ relations either, since they have a ban on nuclear warships in their waters.

Robert Oppenheimer is the reason we have had skirmishes not a proper war since 1945. MAD works I would give him a nobel peace prize.

[NotAllThere]

We've been "lucky" so far , in the ones that have already sank, sank very very deeply so thankfully don't affect our food stocks . yet.

How much radiation do you think these tubs contain? In > 330 million cubic miles of oceanic water, unless you're a believer in homeopathy, the chances of a leak affecting food stocks in any significant way are miniscule.

Mercury and other bio-accumulating heavy metals are rather more problematic than a few kg of plutonium.

Some light reading.

[OwlHoot]

Apparently the Australians didn't need the automatic white flag or cheese fridge options for their subs. ..

OTOH ..

2021-09-17 Why the French are revolting - Our neighbours have always been the best fighters in Europe

[NotAllThere]

OTOH ..

2021-09-17 Why the French are revolting - Our neighbours have always been the best fighters in Europe

I seem to recall the French did a sterling job of protecting the Dunkirk evacuees. 40,000 French soldiers died defending the city to enable the British army (and 120,000 French soldiers) to escape.

[xoggoth]

Anything that pisses off the French is ok by me. Hate 'em. Well, the governments anyway.