Originally Posted by
rattman
guardian hey lets just rehash something from last year and pretend its new.
This was released before the review by the US govt
The link to the report is there,
Navy Virginia-Class Submarine Program and AUKUS Submarine (Pillar 1) Project: Background and Issues for Congress | Congress.gov | Library of Congress It's a 93 page open source, non classified public document, Giving a history and forward projection of the US service, Part of which is AUKUS pillar 1, laying out all possibilities of what could be
One thing was that Canada asked for SSN 20 years ago, but obviously didn't go ahead
Guardian could have easily used the following from the report, but it wouldn't get clicks,
From the report, this doesn't have the same impact
"In June 2025, it was reported that DOD had initiated a review of AUKUS Pillar 1, and that President Trump supported AUKUS, notwithstanding the initiation of the review. In early December 2025, following the completion of the study, Trump Administration officials publicly affirmed the Administration’s support for AUKUS, including Pillar 1. Further details of the review were not publicly disclosed."