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Kat Wong

DARK SECRETS: Mp urges more nuclear subs in battle for australia | Rare Historical Photos

Australia will acquire three Virginia class vessels and build its own SSN-AUKUS machines. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia will be better protected from potential invasion or stand-off attacks if the government exceeds its target and builds more nuclear submarines, a paper written by a Labor MP argues.

As part of a trilateral partnership with the US and the UK, Australia will acquire three Virginia class vessels and build its own SSN-AUKUS machines so that eight nuclear-powered submarines will be in Australian service by the 2050s.

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