{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6461aa4dcd2b40001119e5eb/6494df747e0c0d0010fe7ea6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 6","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6461aa4dcd2b40001119e5eb/1684198081627-7712deed25df6e09bfce1eb0c3174cad.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Some more information has come from the US about the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine acquisition – and it’s no wonder the information is being suppressed in Australia.&nbsp;</p><p>We will receive nothing tangible for the $3 billion we are donating to the US – it will just add to the profitability of companies that are already doing very well.&nbsp;Who in Defence and government agrees to these things? What is the possible justification?&nbsp;And sorry – we will only receive second-hand Virginia class submarines when the construction of new ones exceeds the needs of the USN, which will take a while.&nbsp;After that, we start to examine the Hunter class frigate program and why Australia is paying so much for so little.</p>","author_name":"APDR"}