US May Test Hypersonic Missiles in Australia According to Army Minister Christine Warmouth on Wednesday, the move comes under a so-called tri-nation pact with Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. AUKUS will represent a significant enhancement of Washington’s presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
China accused the United States of Use the deal to play a game of controversy and face Beijing.
“One thing Australia has is An uninhabited area is quite a distance,” Warmouth told AFP. “Our problem in the United States In terms of hypersonic missiles, it’s about finding open space in the United States. A place where we can actually test this weapon.”
“Of course, Australia has a huge territory. where the test is slightly more likely So I think it’s something like no other. And put Australia on the table,” she said.
United States United Kingdom and Australia The AUKUS security agreement was signed in 2021, with the three powers agreeing to work together on building nuclear submarines and developing hypersonic missiles. But China clearly sees the alliance as a threat.
Gen. Li Changfu, Minister of Defense stressed in June that from the establishment of a “NATO-like” group in the Indo-Pacific Washington and its allies are looking to capture the nations. in the region as a hostage and playing conflict and confrontation games
It is not clear whether the United States What kinds of weapons are there planned to test in Australia? While various hypersonic missiles The Pentagon is still under development. wrong with China and Russia It is widely seen as the winner of the hypersonic arms race.
In the past, Russia used Kinsal hypersonic missiles. in the operation to attack Ukraine The Avangard hypersonic warhead has been in service since 2019 and the Zircon anti-ship hypersonic missile has been in service since last year.
The United States sees China as a world leader in hypersonic technology. by the Defense Intelligence Agency expressed particular concern over Beijing’s DF-17 medium-range ballistic missile, said Paul Freisler, chief scientist at the US Defense Intelligence Agency. claimed in March that A hypersonic missile carrier. able to reach US forces easily in the Western Pacific
This battle for superiority in hypersonic weapons It’s not the first time Australia has been used as a testing ground in an arms race. The UK previously tested 12 nuclear weapons in Australia between 1952 and 1958 and dozens of smaller radioactive material bombs.
Most Australians oppose those tests. because it caused illness and death among Aboriginal communities. and nearby construction workers
(Source: AFP/RT News)
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