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Sea Power Centre – Australia

Promoting the study, discussion and awareness of maritime issues relevant to Australia

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A Diabolical Device: The North Vietnamese Birdcage Mine

David Pearson FSA, Patrick ‘Zeke’ Zegenhagen, Mike Ey and Lester Dighton
02 June 2025
Sea Power Deterrence
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Moscow's Pacific Trident

Alexey D Muraviev
12 May 2025
Deterrence Naval Power Pacific Ocean Submarine
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Australia Minesweepers at War: Minewarfare Operations by the Royal Australian Navy during the Two World Wars

Hector Donohue and Mike Turner
05 May 2025
Sea Power Deterrence
RAN from 1939-2001

The Royal Australian Navy from 1939-2001

Marc Norman
14 February 2025
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