Posted on 04/25/2023 12:16:50 PM PDT by BlackAdderess
CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia needs to spend more money on defense, make its own munitions and develop the ability to strike longer-range targets as China's military buildup challenges regional security, according to a government-commissioned report released Monday.
The Defense Strategic Review supports the so-called AUKUS partnership among Australia, the United States and Britain, which in March announced an agreement to create an Australian fleet of eight submarines powered by U.S. nuclear technology.
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“… Australia needs to spend more money on defense, make its own munitions and develop the ability to strike longer-range targets…”
They should have been doing this for 20 years.
Can we bring back SEATO?
They aren’t the only ones who have been asleep at the wheel on this.
They should have been doing this for 20 years.
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I hate to reducto-ad-hitlerum, but Europe watched Nazi Germany bristle about the treaty of versailles and build up their military for over 5 years and stuck their head in the sand. They telegraphed their desire for austria and chechoslovakia. Everyone stuck their head in the sand.
China doesn’t mince words about Taiwan and they act more and more like the asian pacific belongs to them.
Bkmk
Are any Australians perhaps a little less patriotic after their government’s abuses during the shamdemic lockdowns?
No idea. I just couldn’t get Waltzing Matilda out of my head so I thought I’d find out what’s going on down there. It’s a commemoration of their first troops engagement in WW1 today, they call it Anzac Day.
The US should deploy warheads in NT targeting China.
It’s above my paygrade. I just keep thinking about Australia’s medical supplies being wiped out virtually overnight during covid, before anyone (but China) knew what was going on.
Might start with rearming their citizens.
We should eliminate Memorial Day. Too many of us dying like the Kiwis on Anzus day for what?
....all in all, I think that is fair dinkum......our so-called allies [sic] have been getting a free pass for decades...on the other hand, the Aussies and their famous Diggers could start taking lessons in conversational Mandarin....ya think??
You’re a little late to the party. You’ve already been infiltrated and your politicians have been bought off. Just like us.
Do you think China will wait until their good friend Russia is weakened and then demand that Russia gives back a swath of land in the East?
Abe raised that possibility for Japan too, but it’s Australia’s call.
“according to a government-commissioned report”
All the commenters here are in lockstep with this report. Use your critical thinking skills.
A major overaul like actually get some defenses.
“China doesn’t mince words about Taiwan..”
That’s because they know America has a bought and paid for paper ass president
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