Comments by "Diana Pennepacker" (@dianapennepacker6854) on "How the US u0026 China Are Preparing to Fight Total War" video.

They actually had an option to switch to nuclear if desired if I remember. Yet one. They wouldn't get subs till 2035. Then the French company was hacked. Two the company at first said there would be a technological transfer so there was a bunch of shenanigans over that plus warranty disputes. (Whatever that means) Yet at first 90% of the subs would be built using Australian ship builders and industry. Then 60%! Then by the end of it the French company said the Australians manufacturing wasn't up to par at all, and wanted to basically build it all at home. The deal was crap. That last bit is the reason why I think Australia made the right move. Not only are they getting the technology and expertise themselves, but they more importantly will be manufacturing them mostly at home. Propping up all sorts of good paying jobs. We have seen with Russia geopolitics can swiftly change, and it is better to spend the extra money to build your own. Russia has to pay a premium now to get important pieces of manufacturing or struggling to build their own. Australia is still part of the world and being an isolated country these days only weakens you. Do Australians want the CCP to dominate the world? I know I don't. I use to think the West and America are bad for all the things we've do. Yet now that I'm older I realize the alternative is so so much worse.
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@KlausBahnhof Isn't that guy a shill with ties to Chinese companies? If you're looking for shore defense. Why even get any submarine? Just use missiles and air power at that point. The French deal was crap by the end. They actually did offer an option for nuclear.. However there were technnology transfer disputes. French were being greedy. Most important by the end of it they were trying to build the entire submarine themselves, and wouldn't deliver till 2035. At first 90% of the sub was to be built. Then 60%. Then they literally said Australias ship industry was not up to par. The Ukraine War has shown it is important for a country to have their own manufacturing base when it comes to defense. Geopolitics can a change swiftly, and you'll be left standing with equipment you cannot maintain or build yourself. Plus propping up your own industry with high well paying jobs is a bonus people forget. Diesel Submarines are garbage at anything other than protecting close by. They are stealthier, but sacrifice a lot. Seeing that there are no enemies near Australia? Just makes more sense to go nuclear. Or else like I said better yet to invest in land based stand off anti ship missiles and beef up the airforce. I'm glad Australia did the deal. I don't want to see the CCP dominating the world, and the US can't hold back those lying, manipulative, thieving sewer oil drinking pseudo communists. Chinese are the type to take all the candy in a bucket at Halloween when they are adults, and don't celebrate it.
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@MUISHAGGY572 BRICS is a wet noodle. Do you think China and Russia are going to give up control with their monetary sovriengty when their economies rely on it? China is the one and only threat. Russia cannot handle Ukraine. Let alone America. India is a neutral ally at worse. Some say if forced to choose India would side with the US, and get some of their land back once and for all. South Africa is literally collapsing. They can't power their freaken water let alone go to war. Brazil? Haha! The hell are they going to do? Iran? There name fits them, because that is what would happen if confronted. You've got it backwards. China/BRICS does not want to fight America and her allies. That is where China messed up. They are basically alone. America has much more powerful allies. With that said China is a huge threat.
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@李小白-x4v By stopping ships away from the mainland from accessesing Chinese ports. With the help of various countries of course. You see that is where China dropped the ball. Their aggressive antics has made countries decide that as bad as the US is? They aren't nearly as bad as a world with the CCP. If Xi wasn't such a power hungry control freak, and took pages from Deng who was an amazing leader? China would be well on their way to being the dominate country economically, militarily, and geopoliticaly..
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