From ANZUS to AUKUS: Canberra Writers Festival (ACT)

Join Andrew Fowler, author of Nuked, at the Canberra Writers Festival panel 'From ANZUS to AUKUS.'

Two allies. Two agreements. 70 years of entwined history. Allan Behm, Andrew Fowler and Sam Rogeveen consider the risks and rewards of the America/Australia alliance. In conversation with Emma Shortis.

About the book:

Like all military acquisition programs worth billions of dollars, Australia's decision to buy a new submarine fleet was expected to be a torturous process. But no one could have predicted the trail of wreckage it left behind, from the boulevards of Paris to the dockyards of Adelaide, as deep inside the Australian Government a secret group conspired to overthrow the winning French bid. In this tale of treachery and intrigue, Andrew Fowler exposes the lies and deception that so outraged the President of France. Interviewing many of the main people involved and talking to sources in Paris, London, Washington and Canberra, Fowler pieces together the plot to sink the French and switch to a nuclear-powered US submarine - a botched operation that severely compromised Australia's ability to defend itself.

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