Australian Prime Minister: "Building New Nuclear Submarine Base with 9 Trillion Won Investment"

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The Australian government plans to invest 10 billion Australian dollars (approximately 9.12 trillion Korean won) to build a new nuclear submarine base, Bloomberg News reported on the 7th (local time).

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced in a foreign policy speech held in Sydney, Australia, that for the first time since the 1990s, Australia will construct a new major military base. Prime Minister Morrison stated that militarization trends and attacks on liberal democratic countries are increasing in the Asia-Pacific region, adding, "Australia is facing a very difficult and dangerous security environment not seen in 80 years."

The Australian government revealed that it has selected three locations for the submarine base: Newcastle and Port Kembla in New South Wales, and Brisbane in Queensland. Initial work on the new military base is expected to be completed by the end of 2023, and the existing submarine base in the west will continue to operate even after the new facility is completed.

Last September, Australia planned to build and operate nuclear submarines with the help of the United States and the United Kingdom under the AUKUS (Australia, United Kingdom, United States security alliance) agreement. However, it has not yet been decided whether Australia will use British or American designs for its submarine fleet or how the navy will train in new technologies.

The center-right Liberal-National Coalition, to which Prime Minister Morrison belongs, is trailing the opposition Labor Party in opinion polls. Bloomberg reported that Morrison hopes to gain trust in the national security sector because of this.

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