# America First may result in lost armament sales

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**Created:** [March 16, 2025, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-first-may-result-in-lost-armament-sales/1015640 "2025-03-16T04:13:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-first-may-result-in-lost-armament-sales/1015640/61 "2025-03-24T05:22:40Z")

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

> [@France is throwing a temper tantrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/france-is-throwing-a-temper-tantrum/950850):
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> 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](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.

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