Russell Clark on Capital Flows and Asset Markets

[Russell Clark]

To berth and refuel? Hence, Australia needs to have its own subs to make that work?

The US has plenty of bases in the pacific - why does it need Perth?

[None]

Own subs - just to make it sound like Australia is defending its own turf rather than US using Australia as a forward base?

[Russell Clark]

Well thats the question isn't it? Since world war II US policy has worked for Australia. But while I can see nuclear subs as a beneift for the US.- a.bit harder to see the benefits for Australia

[None]

Based on wikipedia, they don't have any covering Indian Ocean / Antartica

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy_submarine_bases#:~:text=United%20States%20Navy%20submarine%20bases%3A%201%20Naval%20Submarine,Station%20Norfolk%20at%20Norfolk%2C%20Virginia%20%281917%E2%80%93present%29%20More%20items

Interestingly, they used to have in Australia during WW2 but maybe cannot support nuclear subs?

Closed United States Navy submarine bases:

San Pedro Submarine Base (1917–1923) San Pedro, California

Naval Air Station Key West (1917–1919), (1942–1945)

Fremantle submarine base (1942–1945) at Naval Base Perth

Auxiliary Albany Submarine Base (1942–1944) at Albany, Western Australia

Brisbane Submarine base at (1942–1945) Naval Base Brisbane

Naval Base Darwin (1942–1945)

Cavite Submarine Base (1919-1960s) at Naval Base Cavite, Philippine

Iliuliuk Submarine Base at Dutch Harbor Naval Operating Base (1941–1945) in Alaska

Kodiak Naval Operating Base at Womens Bay, Alaska, now Coast Guard Base Kodiak in Alaska[13]

Wake Submarine Base on Wake Island (11 December 1941– )[14]

Submarine Base Midway at Naval Air Facility Midway Island

Yokosuka Submarine Base (1945–?) at Naval Base Yokosuka, Japan[15]

Majuro Submarine Base (1944–1945)

Ulithi Submarine Base (1944–1945)

Eniwetok Submarine Base (1944–1945)

Coco Solo Submarine Base (1914-1960s) at Panama Canal Zone

USN Submarine Base, Ordnance Island, Bermuda (1942 to 1945)

Submarine Base Bangor (1942–2014) at Bangor, Washington

Exmouth Submarine Base, (1942–1943) advanced submarine base

Milne Bay Submarine Base in Papua New Guinea (1942–1945) advanced submarine base

Merauke Submarine Base Dutch New Guinea, advanced submarine base

Thursday Island Submarine Base, Thursday Island in Torres Strait, Australia advanced submarine base

Holy Loch Submarine Base (1942–1945) in Scotland (1961 to 1992)

Naval Support Activity La Maddalena, La Maddalena, Italy on Santo Stefano Island (1972–2008), advanced submarine base

[Russell Clark]

There is no way to refuel a nuclear sub in Australia presently....