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Secret documents reveal preferred Australian nuclear submarine base – and warn it could be a military target

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Secret documents reveal preferred Australian nuclear submarine base – and warn it could be a military target
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Port Kembla residents will likely resist base due to risk of nuclear accident and potential as target for ‘military adversaries’, documents state

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A proposed nuclear submarine base in Port Kembla “could be a target for Australian military adversaries”, previously secret New South Wales government documents have revealed.

The documents, prepared by the NSW cabinet office and premier’s department, identify Port Kembla – 75km south of Sydney – as the preferred east coast base for Australia’s proposed nuclear submarine fleet. No site has been announced, but speculation has focused on Brisbane, Newcastle and Port Kembla.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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