Some Australians are scathing on government plan to buy American hypersonic missiles
2020 ReaderThe US using us as testing ground for their weapons…. Just like the French use the Atolls in the South Pacific for their nuclear bomb testing years ago in the 1970’s and left them with devastated islands to this day. The US prefers that any military action will not take place on their land, but that is what their allies are for !
Would be better to spend those billions for our own social welfare programs.
ile955495
Gee this is going to improve our relations with China, isn’t it?
Flashman
Does anyone really think we would last more than five minutes in any conflict with China? The answer is intelligent diplomacy. Go nuclear and it is more likely you’ll have more nuclear weapons pointed back at you.
Tampico
Before spending billions on this technology, government and defence officials should read the article in the London Review of Books by Andrew Cockburn, 5 March 2020 (https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v42/n05/andrew-cockburn/like-a-ball-of-fire) which shows conclusively that such weapons do not and cannot work.
Larry L
Here we go again. Same old cycle of history repeating itself. It’s what happens when politicians puff their chests and like the warm inner glow it gives them.https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/australia-to-begin-testing-hypersonic-missiles-within-months-20201130-p56j5a.html#comments
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