If Attacked, Australia’s Defense Would ‘Collapse in 19 Days’

A file image of ground crews assisting a Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F Super Hornets prepare for flight from a base in Amberley, Australia. CPL Ben Dempster/Royal Australian Air Force via Getty Images

If Australia was attacked by a foreign power, the country’s defense forces would not last much more than a couple of weeks, a former military official has warned.