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Acquiring eight nuclear-powered submarines at a cost, which experts predict,
will blow out to $170 billion; these hunter-killer subs are designed for operation at long distances from Australia and are too large to be effective in the relatively shallow coastal waters of Australia.
$10 billion is to be spent building a port on the east coast of Australia to service nuclear-powered submarines, and we are told it will be made available to the US and UK for servicing their nuclear-powered and probably nuclear-armed submarines.
Seventy-two, F-35 fighter bombers are to be purchased from the US at a cost of $10 billion, or more, if the predicted blowout on costs occurs.
Australia is purchasing nine frigates at the cost of $35 billion.
The cost to Australia of having over 2,000 US marines stationed in NT each year is unknown as questions by the Independent and Peaceful Australian Network (IPAN) to the Minister for Defence evoked the answer: “It is a matter of national security and cannot be divulged.” These foreign troops stationed on our soil are not under the control of the Australian government. They take their orders from the US Indo-Pacific Command, which has recently established a regional HQ in Darwin.
Every second year the Talisman Sabre military war exercises are carried out mainly by the ADF working in an integrated way with the US military. This is a land and sea operation involving aircraft, warships, landing craft and land-based vehicles and missiles. Recent war exercises have had a clear aim of practicing for war aimed at China.
These military preparations and expenditures have been backed by war talk by ex-Defence Minister Dutton and government advisory “think tanks” such as Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Former Defence Minister Peter Dutton bluntly warned on ANZAC day this year of the prospect of war with China over control of Taiwan. He said it cannot be ruled out but said it was ultimately a question for China. Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott was reported as supporting Dutton, saying that the battle for Taiwan could start quite soon and citing recent statements by US military commanders to that effect.
The strongest indicator of preparation for war has been Australia joining with the US and UK in what appears to be a war pact called AUKUS whose aim is to contain and confront China militarily. This new alliance was entered into without any parliamentary or public discussion and has been imposed dictatorially upon the Australian people.
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