Australian commanders to have complete control over nuclear-powered submarines | 7.30

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Next month the Prime Minister will fly to Washington for a grand announcement - the unveiling of Australia's plans to build a nuclear-powered submarine fleet with the support of the US and UK. Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead has already delivered his blueprint for the program to the government. Before the controversial decision was made to abandon French conventional submarines, Mead was part of a secretive mission to the US to ask the Americans to share their highly prized technology. Mead talks to 7.30's Sarah Ferguson. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-13/australian-commanders-complete-control-over-nuclear-submarines/101965182 ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abcnews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia