Deploying 'bombers to Australia sends a strong message to adversaries about our ability to project lethal air power,' said the U.S. Air Force, alarming anti-war advocates.
According to Stephen Young, senior Washington representative at the Union of Concerned Scientists,"The world is becoming a more dangerous place, but the only military threat to the survival of the United States is a nuclear war with Russia or China."
of the so-called AUKUS alliance, a trilateral military partnership through which the U.S. and the United Kingdom plan to help Australia build a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines—a long-term initiative widely seen as a challenge to China by Western powers determined to exert control over the Pacific region.
"It's a sign to the Chinese that we are willing to be the tip of the spear," said Tanter."It's very hard to think of a more open commitment that we could make. A more open signal to the Chinese that we are going along with American planning for a war with China." Asked about the U.S. positioning nuclear-capable bombers in Australia, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijianthat military cooperation pacts between countries should"not target any third parties or harm the interests of third parties."
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