Thread: Nuclear

Originally Posted by W&KO

I assume we won’t be taking them to NZ for any joint exercises………or show them off

Nor Sydney and maybe some other Australian ports which are declared nuclear free zones where nuclear powered or nuclear armed ships are banned from entering.

A nuclear powered ship has not been into Sydney since before 1976. USS Truxton a nuclear powered cruiser was the last to try to visit Sydney in about 1980 but was banned and had to visit Jervis Bay instead.

The yanks get around the nuclear armed issue by not confirming or denying they are nuclear armed and this is accepted. (NZ requires a declaration of yes or no - hence their political and intelligence dispute with the US many years back).

Such a declaration obviously does not work for nuclear powered vessels so our own submarines will not be able to visit Sydney.

Yes they will, they’ll just change the decree.

Nothing funnier than Sydney’s stance on Nuclear yet has hospitals all over and a medical reactor etc.

Originally Posted by Tombie

Yes they will, they’ll just change the decree.

Nothing funnier than Sydney’s stance on Nuclear yet has hospitals all over and a medical reactor etc.

Let not chat about Lucas Heights them https://www.google.com/url'sa=t&rct=...G4hzAdcWlGL34i

I just read it is 8 Subs. Big difference in my books between Nuclear power and Nuclear weapons. NP is essential to Nuclear Medicine

Happy honestly the NIMBY types get up my nose a bit.

Was watching a German A.I.R. sub announcement (Hydrogen) and wondering just yesterday. I then woke up to this. Notices a fellow naughty boy sailor( Kidding) Former Leading Junior Recruit navy boy now Senator Rex P is happy the french long lunch has stopped.

Originally Posted by 101RRS

Nor Sydney and maybe some other Australian ports which are declared nuclear free zones where nuclear powered or nuclear armed ships are banned from entering.

A nuclear powered ship has not been into Sydney since before 1976. USS Truxton a nuclear powered cruiser was the last to try to visit Sydney in about 1980 but was banned and had to visit Jervis Bay instead.

The yanks get around the nuclear armed issue by not confirming or denying they are nuclear armed and this is accepted. (NZ requires a declaration of yes or no - hence their political and intelligence dispute with the US many years back).

Such a declaration obviously does not work for nuclear powered vessels so our own submarines will not be able to visit Sydney.

If an Aussie sub needs to go to Sydney it will, end of storey

My biggest issue with all of this is that Scotty from Marketing can’t pronounce Nuclear!!!

So I notice!

at least he doesn't say it like newcula.....I can't remember who used to say that....

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

at least he doesn't say it like newcula.....I can't remember who used to say that....

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