Australia chose Aukus and now it faces the prospect of having no submarine capability for at least a decade

As we contemplate the real likelihood of Trump #2, what does that mean for Aukus? We start off with absolutely no leverage. Scott Morrison's big idea in Aukus was to cancel a submarine construction program with France which would have given us new boats to replace the Collins Class subs as they retired in the 2030s, with a partnership to build new (as yet design incomplete) nuclear powered "Aukus SSN" submarines with the UK assisted by the United States, the first of which would not be available, assuming all went on time, until the 2040s. But how do you fill…