{"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/691b9ecd295fc6e8487b47a8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 118","description":"<p>We start with some more information about the major Indo-Pacific maritime conference in Sydney and the description of it by Defence Minister Richard Marles as a type of Disneyland. Unfortunately, this is emblematic of the trivialisation of Defence topics in this country and partly explains why there has never been a serious discussion about acquiring nuclear powered submarines, or many of the embarrassing details of SEA 3000.&nbsp;Looking internationally, the US is behaving erratically with President Donald Trump now being openly bribed. Is this how a reliable security partner behaves? On top of that, there might be a few more problems coming up&nbsp;for the pace of US submarine construction.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"APDR"}