America First may result in lost armament sales

[penultima_thule]

It wasn’t that long ago we had this little international spat:

France is throwing a temper tantrum

Background: In 2016, Australia had signed a deal to buy 12 diesel submarines from a French company. Fast-forward to now, and Australia, the UK, and the US have just announced a 3-way deal to provide the Aussies with nuclear subs. This has made the French VERY upset. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/france-recalls-ambassadors-to-us-australia-over-submarine-deal/ar-AAOyNcL?li

Methinks that there might be a couple of defense force mandarins in Canberra who are wondering whether this bit of toothpaste can be put back in the tube.