A report (was) prepared for the United States department of defence discusses the possibility of basing an American nuclear aircraft carrier fleet in Perth.
US president Barack Obama has made it clear he wants a bigger military presence in the Asia-Pacific.
The report, from an American policy think tank, looks at how to achieve that goal and says one of several options could involve basing a fleet in Perth.
However, it notes HMAS Stirling, the navy base in Perth, is not capable of handling nuclear-powered ships and would require a significant injection of money, probably in the order of billions of dollars.
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