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May 2, 2026
AUKUS Pillar I — the submarine programme as alliance architecture
Beyond the platforms. Why nuclear-submarine cooperation locks in industrial-defense integration over decades, why this is harder to reverse than treaty alliances, and the internal Australian debate that doesn't get exported.