Navy Lookout is speculating that AUKUS could be the core of a new Indo-Pacific NATO-like alliance.
It goes on to explain that there is almost no spare capacity in the UK nuclear supply chain as well as a lack of skilled staff. They say..
And finally..
This new "alliance" brings the UK major benefits with little to zero downsides. A no-brainer for the UK to join it.
It's not like that the UK had ever any reputation of being "neutral" so the diplomatic hit is negligible
These pacts are increasingly NON-regiaon/ NON-asian/NON-east asian / NON Pacific but always focusing on east asian affairs (especially taiwan )... I wonder will there will be a east asian pact to protect that sphere from foriegn interventions that might try to disrupt growth and economic growth in east asia.
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Quite apart from the schoolboy error of conflating nuclear power with nuclear weapons, this is exactly the kind of loony-bin post I was afraid of.
Are nuclear power warship/aircraft prohibited under the proliferation agreements or a grey area?
They are an explicitly exempted, which is universally recognised as a loophole as IAEA inspectors do not have access to submarine reactors.
And this is type of Pollyanna post which is trying to placate peace seeking world nations/people. In what word, nuclear powered submarines are considered as "peaceful nuclear activities". BS!
How would China proceed with this in the UN? Could you explain your rationale here?