Australia’s shelling out a staggering $268 billion - $368 billion (expect the larger figure) on a nuclear powered submarine fleet , capable of  easy conversion to nuclear arms.

Experts like Dr. Tilman Ruff insist that it will inevitably threaten rather than enhance Pacific security.

He’s at the forefront of two Nobel Peace Prize- winning organisations, and raises in this podcast alarming aspects of the US – Australia deal that haven’t appeared in the mainstream press – least of all in Australia.