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[Link] 'UBOAT' Recasts the Sub Sim as a Roguelike Management Game

Read: 7/11/2021 www.vice.com

From their very first combat deployment in the American War of Independence, when the tiny Turtle tried and failed to attach explosives to the hulls of British warships, submarine warfare has always been a dicey prospect.

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[Link] A US nuclear-powered attack submarine hit something underwater – now its two senior officers have been fired

Read: 7/11/2021 www.abc.net.au

The US Navy has fired the two senior officers of a nuclear-powered attack submarine that was damaged in an underwater collision last month in the South China Sea. The actions were taken by Vice Admiral Karl Thomas, commander of the US 7th Fleet, based in Japan.

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[Link] French officials vent fury over Australian leak of Macron text message

Read: 2/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

Elysée officials have expressed fury at the Australian prime minister Scott Morrison’s decision to leak a private text message from the French president, Emmanuel Macron, as the diplomatic rift between the two countries deepened.

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[Link] Indonesia and Malaysia 'worried' AUKUS will start a regional arms race with China

Read: 19/10/2021 www.abc.net.au

Malaysia and Indonesia have said they share strong reservations over Australia's decision to acquire nuclear-powered submarines, even though nuclear weapons were not part of the plan.

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[Link] Australia tries to calm diplomatic bust-up with France over submarine deal

Read: 19/9/2021 www.9news.com.au

The Federal Government has responded to France's decision to recall its ambassadors to Australia and the US.

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[Link] France recalls ambassadors to US and Australia after Aukus pact

Read: 19/9/2021 www.theguardian.com

France has recalled its ambassadors to the the US and Australia for consultations sparked by the “exceptional seriousness” of Canberra’s surprise decision to cancel an order for French-built submarines and its security pact with Washington and London.