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[–] [email protected] 252 points 3 weeks ago (18 children)

This isn’t a show of force, it’s a demonstration for Canada who is planning to buy a number of these submarines from France.

[–] [email protected] 92 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You're right, thanks for adding context. I'm immediately suspicious when a picture is posted with no accompanying news article, and my search wasn't turning up any articles, only social media links.

Here's a French article about it.

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 3 weeks ago

Regardless, it's presence makes a statement that Canada is not alone.

Though I'd be cool if it was stationed at Miquelon for a few months.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Australia watching on with regret.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Morrison is such a dickhead.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Morrison knew what he was doing, the sub deal was to poison the chalice before Labor gained the majority.

Unfortunately for the walking sack of salmonella and shitty curry, his wrangler (Murdoch) managed to sway the election enough to get the LNP back in power.

I have actually met Morrison in person once (friends of friends of friends) and he is a fucking moron but JFC he's at least a brain cell or two ahead of Dutton

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I dunno .. Dutton seems smarter, but more evil. Morrison just seems like a brainwashed idiot who's failed upwards. I don't know how anyone looks at the screaming void of evil that is Dutton and thinks "yeah that thing has my best interests at heart .. or a heart"

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

They're just two different flavours of evil, Morrison is a happy clapper pentecostalist "God favours the rich" evil and Dutton is an ex-corrupt cop who wants authoritarianism under his rule evil.

They both don't have the critical thinking to realise the damage they do or why men like them shouldn't hold positions of power, but Dutton following right out of Trumps playbook despite international backlash is a pretty good case for dumb-as-fuck syndrome.

But I agree, it's absurd that we have these stooges running for parliament I don't know how we got here..

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago

right?! gawwwwwwd we’re so fucking captured

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They don't need attack subs. They need boomer subs. At this point, Canada needs a nuclear deterrent. And I say that as an American who would be in the cross hairs of said nuclear deterrent. Canada should contract with the French for protection under their umbrella until they can build some of their own. The lesson of Ukraine should be that nukes protect small nations from fascist larger ones. Canada could easily end up like Ukraine. It's not like fascists can't find a casus belli. Putin was "restoring Russian glory" or some such. Trump would be "finishing the American Revolution" or some other bullshit.

Please, Canada, from a friend of yours to the south, do not take this threat lightly. No one is going to be able to save you if the US decides to invade. The same oceans that protect you will prevent your rescue. The only hope Canada will ever have of being able to militarily protect its borders from the US is a credible nuclear deterrent.

Just please, don't harden your hearts while you build these weapons of destruction. Don't close your doors to refugees from the US. As someone who is on the regime's enemies list, hopping across the Canadian border and begging for asylum is the last chance I might have if things really go bad.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Yes, this old news is about a nuclear-powered attack submarine, not necessarily a submarine that can nuclear-attack.

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[–] [email protected] 150 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

France manages to get a sub to us before the UK even deigns to comment. That says it all. Merci beacoup!

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[–] [email protected] 122 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 124 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (11 children)

Hijacking the top comment to let people know this isn't in response to any American threats, this is Naval Group, a French naval defense company, showing off their submarine because Canada is looking to spend 60 billion on twelve submarines. The plans for this purchase were publicly announced on July 10, 2024.

Here's a French news article about the submarine, seeing as I couldn't seem to find any sources in English.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I'll take both reasons as canon, thank you very much

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 weeks ago

Naval Group, a French naval defense company

Ah shit, that's the same company Australia had a deal with to buy diesel subs, before our fuckwit former PM reneged on the deal to create AUKUS and buy American nuclear subs.

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[–] [email protected] 105 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

JT was just in France as one of his last acts as PM. Mere days later this bad boy shows up in a Halifax harbour. 🤔🤔🤔 Merci a la belle France 🇫🇷🤝🇨🇦

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 weeks ago

Vive la France!

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[–] [email protected] 78 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Could have imagined this happening as little as 3 years ago.

An ally sending a nuclear deterrent into our waters as a message/warning to the US. This normally happens to countries like Iran or North Korea

[–] [email protected] 45 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Hey. Guess what? At the moment, we're the bad guys...

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

At the moment? When was there ever a time the US weren't the bad guys?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Briefly the us was the good guys when we killed a bunch of slavers and then when we killed a bunch of fascists. Those were exceptions to the rule though.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago
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[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (7 children)

To be accurate, this is a nuclear propelled attack submarine. It does not carry nuclear warheads and is not what we normally call a "nuclear deterrent".

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago

Still hasn’t happened. This was a sales pitch for a Canadian defence contract.

[–] [email protected] 65 points 3 weeks ago

Never have I been more pleased to see a foreign navies nuclear attack sub in my nations waters.

(odd times)

[–] [email protected] 61 points 3 weeks ago

nuclear subs always give me gundam carrier ship vibes

[–] [email protected] 51 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Would a french submarine wear its hat like this:

or like this:

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 weeks ago

Asking the real questions

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The top one looks like he got hit on the head.

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

US citizen here. I have become such a huge fan of France.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago

Same. Also once you know and understand France’s history and military…. You just don’t fuck with them.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Let's go! France is here to protect Canada!

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 weeks ago

Na, they’re just finishing the 7years war-round 2

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (8 children)

The scale of these things is always fascinating. They're always much larger than I think they are.

For reference, I think that's a Suffren class, making it just shy of 100m, or a tad longer than a football field for my fellow Americans.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Current timeline feels like one alternative Red Alert timeline, where alongside of Hitler, Stalin also got erased from history, and now Russia and the US have turned fascistic.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Red Alert has predicted the future, the presedency of the US is controlled by a russian

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Important note: The "Nuclear" in "Nuclear attack submarine" means that it is powered by a nuclear reactor. It does not refer to its armament. An "attack" submarine means it is designed to attack ships and other submarines and these are typically not capable of carrying and launching ICBMs. Nuclear-armed deterrent submarines are called Ballistic Missile Submarines.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

“Bring it” - France probably

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Finally. Letting the French keep a little bit of Canada pays off.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Don’t tease me!

NOBODY backs an American Revolution like the French!

🇫🇷🦅🎆

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