![]() ![]() In protest, the French Embassy in Washington canceled a gala planned for tonight commemorating the long history of diplomatic ties between France and the U.S. this is not something allies do to each other.” We had established a relationship of trust with Australia, this trust has been betrayed," Le Drian told France Info radio. ‘A STAB IN THE BACK’: In a radio interview, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian called the deal “unacceptable” and “incomprehensible,” and he said the “unilateral, sudden, and unforeseeable decision” was along the lines of something former President Donald Trump would do. “And in the end, the decision that we have made is based on what is in the best interests of our national security and the prevailing security and peace within the Indo-Pacific.” “The French have a version which was not superior to that operated by the United States and the United Kingdom,” Dutton said. “The clear advice to us from chief of navy and the chief of the defense force has been that a conventional diesel submarine was not going to provide us with the capability into the 2030s, the second half of the 2030s, 2040s, and beyond, and that we needed a nuclear-powered submarine,” said Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton at a State Department press conference. effectively scuttled a $66 billion deal for Australia to buy 12 French diesel-powered submarines by offering highly sensitive nuclear submarine technology, the Australians say the Americans and Brits simply offered a superior product. ![]() NUCLEAR BEATS DIESEL: While France is fuming that the U.S. ![]()
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