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Turnbull says Morrison should have spoken with France about adapting the old submarine deal to include nuclear-powered options.
You know, when you’re dealing with people honestly - and Scott Morrison did not do that - you don’t drop hints you actually tell the truth.
What we should have done is look for nuclear propulsion for submarines has always been an option for us. You know, there are all sorts of issues associated with it, but the least of which we don’t have nuclear industry to support those subs. But what we should have had was an honest and open conversation. That’s what an honest person would have done...
I think Scott Morrison should apologise. Firstly, because he did very elaborately and duplicitously deceived France.
You know, we had a relationship of the deepest trust and confidence of France. France shared with us some of their most [priced] secret technology on submarines. It was a partnership between two nations and it was the cornerstone of France as Indo Pacific strategy, and to be double-dealing that the way Morrison did was shameful. I mean, Joe Biden has acknowledged.
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