China's Direct Strike Threat to Australia Growing, Report Finds
A new think tank report indicates that China's direct strike threat to Australia is increasing. The findings suggest a growing concern for Australia's security.
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China’s direct strike threat to Australia is ‘growing’, think tank report finds
China is capable of a direct missile strike on Australia and the threat is growing as Beijing amasses long-range and hypersonic weapons and builds islands in the South China Sea, an Australian think tank said on Sunday. A Lowy Institute report found the main threat to Australia was from Chinese missiles fired from ships, submarines and a new intermediate-range ballistic missile that could reach the island continent from China. China’s capacity to strike Australia would grow over the next deca...
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