'Supportive Sanctuary'

U.S. Think Tank Worries Australia Is Unprepared For War With China

By Sebastian Sprenger / November 6, 2013 at 4:25 PM
Australia should spend more on its military, upgrade air bases and associated fuel infrastructure in the country's north to better assist Washington in a war with China, and buy American weapons to ensure superior but affordable capabilities, according to a new report by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. Titled “ Gateway to the Indo-Pacific -- Australian Defense Strategy and the Future of the Australia-U.S. Alliance ,” the report takes Canberra to task for spending too little on defense,...

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