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Should Australia lean to Japan before China? : Comments

By Ruo Wang, published 20/8/2015

The tense Sino-Japanese relations and Australia's close economic ties with China suggest Australia would face limited strategic prospects if it further leaned to Japan.

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Yes. What is Wang's point?
Posted by plantagenet, Thursday, 20 August 2015 5:48:23 PM
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Why such a militaristic response, Rhosty? do you really think the government should waste squillions of dollars on unproductive military assets that are completely irrelevant to our strategic needs?

The main purpose of our submarines is espionage, not warfare. Nuclear submarines are totally unsuitable as they can only operate in deep water.

If we go to war it will be as part of an international coalition — we don't need our own nuclear submarines.

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Never mind Wang's point, plantagenet, what's yours?
Posted by Aidan, Thursday, 20 August 2015 7:48:49 PM
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I vill ask der questions.

What-are-ya Aidan?
Posted by plantagenet, Thursday, 20 August 2015 8:20:59 PM
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The purpose of Subs is NOT espionage, that is secondary. Their primary purpose is to raise the cost of either direct or indirect military pressure to an unacceptable degree; hopefully unused by being existent. China's decision to escalate on the Spratly Islands would be heavily influenced by sub-surface forces.

A Division of troops takes about 1.5 million tonnes of shipping to support (blue sea), a large interdictable target.
Posted by McCackie, Friday, 21 August 2015 10:17:15 AM
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