Australia begins $8B upgrade on AUKUS nuke sub program

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Australia will spend an initial $8 billion to upgrade shipyard facilities for a future fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, the government announced on Sunday. The investment is to be spent over a decade to transform a shipbuilding and maintenance precinct in Perth, Western Australia, Defence Minister Richard Marles said. The government is ploughing money into Perth's Henderson Defence Precinct after signing the 2021