FORMER PRESIDENTIAL QUOTES ‘Absolute freedom of navigation upon the seas alike in peace and in war.’ Woodrow Wilson 1918. ‘No nation has the right to make the broad oceans of the world unsafe for the commerce of others.’ Franklin D Roosevelt 1941. RFA Proteus at Portland (Photo: Navy Lookout) AUKUS The Commons Defence Committee issued a report in April on the AUKUS programme. This is a defence and security partnership between the US, the UK and Australia dating from 2021. It plans for a new class of SSN for Australia and the UK. This will replace the RN’s Astutes from the late 2030s and the Au…
