Developing Submarines

The upcoming television exhibition soon attracted the gaze of domestic and foreign capital, with massive amounts of capital signing up to participate and already preparing to arrive in Australasia.

Australasia seemed completely isolated from the rest of the world. The domestic front remained peaceful and serene, while abroad grew increasingly chaotic, even describable as a complete mess.

This was not a one-sided statement, but rather the best summary of the current world situation. From the developed and prosperous Europe down to the barren and impoverished Africa, rebellions and wars were erupting everywhere.

Conflicts between colonies and suzerain states, conflicts between various ethnic groups, and conflicts between nations forged a chaotic era.

In this chaotic era, Arthur was both a spectator and a participant.

On February 27, 1931, the Australasian Cabinet meeting convened.

This Cabinet meeting was of utmost importance to Australasia, determining even the nation's strategic pace for the next decade.

One decisive factor among them was precisely that the Naval Limitation Treaty signed a decade ago was about to expire, and the attitudes of various countries toward renewing this treaty differed.

"Your Majesty, judging from the current situation, the possibility of renewing the Naval Limitation Treaty is nearly zero, and we must prepare for it." Foreign Secretary Wellington wore a solemn expression, and his words made the various Cabinet ministers display diverse expressions.

One must realize that, regardless of the original intentions of the Naval Limitation Treaty, it had played a major role in restricting the naval development of various countries and avoiding a naval arms race.

Once the Naval Limitation Treaty could not be renewed, the price paid might well be another round of naval arms races on a global scale.

What was even more fatal was that Australasia would definitely be a participant and would inevitably have