The Yanks are Coming! Let’s Have Some of Those Taliban Weapons! By James Reed
This is great news, grand indeed, and we don’t often get to report on good news. As readers know, I have been advocating that Australia acquire nuclear missiles. Now under the new military pact, the possibility exists of Australia hosting beautiful US medium-range missiles that were previously banned under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. The Trump administration withdrew from this in 2019. So, it is a step in the right direction, if the Libs can hold government, which is unlikely. We will get a woke Labor Party eager to do what the US Democrats have done to their society. But, hopefully not, if the good men do something.
“A day after the US, UK, and Australia announced a new military pact to counter China, Australia’s defense minister said more US military aircraft and troops will deploy to the country.
Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton said Canberra made the comments in Washington after a meeting with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Dutton said the US and Australia agreed to enhance "our force posture cooperation."
"This will include greater air cooperation through rotational deployments of all types of US military aircraft to Australia," he said.
When asked about more US troops deploying to Australia, Dutton said, "So I do have an aspiration to make sure that we can increase the numbers of troops through the rotations."
He also hinted that Australia might host US medium-range missiles that were previously banned under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which the Trump administration withdrew from in 2019. Dutton signaled Australia is open to basing "different ordinances," which he said was in "Australia’s best interest."
With the Pentagon focused on China, Australia will play a significant role in Washington’s strategy in the Pacific. The nuclear-powered submarines Canberra gains from this new pact will give Australia more abilities to patrol sensitive areas like the South China Sea.
Australia is a member of the Quad, a security dialogue that also includes the US, India, and Japan, and is seen as a foundation for a possible anti-China NATO-style alliance in Asia. Biden is trying to strengthen the group and will host the first in-person summit between Quad leaders later this month.”
Some may say that this might provoke an arms race in the Asian pacific, but as will be covered in a future article, China has already begun this and is well down the track, while we are still at the starting gate. But, better late than never.
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