Paul,

There wasn't a single word in what I said that was calling for war. Just preparing for it if your beloved CCP decide to pull the trigger. Look up...that's the point going over your head.

Trumpster,

I'm not in favour of arming ourselves to the teeth, it would be belligerent, and an exercise in futility, considering the relative military capacities of both Australia and China. As a realists I favour a non aggressive, non aligned approach though diplomacy and dialog, and that extends to all our neighbours, including China. I have no trust in your Orange Man, he will put American self-interest as he sees it, above any consideration for Australia. That is not to say I do not support having a realistic domestic DEFENCE capability, that's rational need, can't escape that.

BTW, these thousands of missiles, you speak of, where are they coming from, and how are they being paid for?

"Hilariously he made this same claim a day or two before the US B-2 attack on Fedro etc proved his claim to be complete bunkum."

The attack that achieved nothing and probably didn't even penetrate into the deep underground bunker system says nuclear expert Ted Postal and other engineers?
- Hell, Pezeshkian even said they don't know what damage yet because they blocked all the entrances and even they can't get down there yet.
(Via Tucker Carlson interview)
To target what the enriched uranium that had already been moved in the week prior, (Israel achieved nothing - nuclear program set back a few months) whilst dozens of trucks were seen removing stuff as seen by satellite
(and fyi 500kgs of enriched uranium could've been moved by donkey)

and claimed by whom,
The US who had it's military base attacked in Qatar but quickly wanted a ceasefire because Israel got hammered, ran out of interceptors and could not sustain a war of attrition?

The same US that wants to send 10 interceptors (yes single interceptors not entire patriot batteries) to fight who Russia who will soon be able to launch 1000 drones and missiles a day?

And China, who has just one factory capable of making components for 5000 cruise missiles per day?

Go back to sleep numbnut.
You are as dumb as Trump the clueless flip-flopping moron, who changes his opinion from day to day like a windsock, pretends to be tough but but actually looks really weak,

Tells Zelensky off in the Whitehouse, but now goes crawling
"Me so sorry Mr Zelensky, let me lick your butt, but me can't provide you adequate missile defense, me so sorry"

Epstein client list?
What Epstein client list?

So much for make America great again.
His trade tariffs he's using like sanctions to punish political enemies and are sinking the country faster than ever.
What a joke, but that's what you get from an idiot, right?

Hi Paul,
When it come to common sense you beat mhaze by magnitudes.
I'm not sure he has much common sense at all tbh.

"As a realists I favour a non aggressive, non aligned approach though diplomacy and dialog, and that extends to all our neighbours, including China."

Yay!, someone with brains.
Few and far between round here lately...

"We should be looking to obtain and/or construct hundreds, if not thousands, of such missiles as our contribution to deterring Chinese hegemony. We already have some expertise in drones, and this could be expanded to make us truly fortress Australia."

- I told you ages ago fool, the country would be bankrupted within a week firing off overpriced and useless million dollar + interceptors at whatever China wishes to throw at us, and you'd have to station them all around the country the cost of which probably isn't feasible.

Don't you understand they flood the airspace with cheap drones or decoys and them feck your shite up with hypersonics which the west doesn't even have and can't easily stop with their outdated weapons systems?

You've obviously been reading too much overblown hype and not been paying attention to whats actually been happening on the battlefield.

Hi AC,

The Albanese high powered 6 day trip to China is worth billions to us in building the relationship both politically and economically. Far more important to Australia than it is to China. We have a trade surplus with China of about $70 billion/year. If China was Trump then they would wack a 145% tariff on us, but they are not that silly. As far as China is concerned they export about $3.5 trillion in goods and services per year, around $70 billion or 2% to Australia. Whose the Big Guy in this particular game.

Just as a side China actually spends less on militarism as a percentage of GDP than Australia does, China 1.7%, Australia 1.9%, America 3.4%. To match China's military spending Australia would need to part with 20% of its GDP. To match America, just spend it all. Then there is the question as to what you spend all this new found wealth on? I suggest the HMAS ALBO, a second hand US battle ship left over from WWII. As much sense as all those missiles Trumpster wants to deploy in Arnhem Land. Where does Trumpster think all those missiles are going to be manufactured? Down at his local Men's Shed!