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> That looks like it means there is no legal ramification either.

Perhaps in Australia because politicians will cover each other's asses, but maybe the french will think otherwise. Usually breaking a contract carries penalties
> That's not quite the way money printing works...

It is just printing. Actually this case can be used to illustrate the only missing detail: military power is the backing for the dollar's international reserve status, so this military power growth (paid presumable by australian civs) is the analog of mining precious metals
> Australia, France, Britain, the US, Japan, India, South Korea

Lol, that's a verbose way of naming only 2 entities: the empire and india (assuming this development doesn't damage relations with france)
> terrible diplomatic posture

< muh yugurt genocide

< military drills on south china sea

< "lab leak" hype based on speculation

< sailing warships across the taiwan strait every other week

< economic sanctions (large-scale war is typically preceded by economic warfare)

Lol, I understand you well. For the empire, anything short of devout submission is a "terrible diplomatic posture". And submission is what US has been diplomatically demanding since Trump