Here is the $368b question nobody wants to ask about AUKUS

I am a supporter of the US alliance.I have spent a career working within it – commanding Australian forces alongside American and British counterparts, leading the multinational coalition that stabilised East Timor in 1999, operating within the Five Eyes intelligence architecture. I understand what that alliance delivers and what it costs to maintain.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles