US Looks to Store Weapons in Northern Australia Amid China Threat

US Looks to Store Weapons in Northern Australia Amid China Threat
A No. 75 Squadron F/A-18A Hornet, tail number A21-011, departs on a sortie out of RAAF Base Tindal, in the Northern Territory, during Exercise Black Dagger 21-1 on May 4, 2021 CPL Nicci Freeman/ADF
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Acting U.S. ­ambassador to Australia, Mike Goldman, has told News Corp’s The Australian that the United States wants to put military weapons in the north of Australia to project force amid Beijing’s growing strategic threats.

Goldman said given U.S. bases, like in Guam, were within reach of Chinese missiles, it “just makes sense” to forward deploy U.S. war stock in Australia, and that it offered strategic advantages.

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