Australia could be a testing ground for US hypersonic and other long-range precision weapons under the AUKUS alliance. US Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth said Australia’s contribution to the three-way Aukus agreement “doesn’t always have to be dollars”. The pact was signed between Australia, US & UK in late 2021 and is seen as a way of countering China’s growing clout in the Asia-Pacific region. Watch the video to find out why the US thinks Australia the best place to test weapons.
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0:00 - INTRODUCTION
0:59 - WHY IS AUSTRALIA THE BEST PLACE TO TEST WEAPONS?
1:32 - CHANGING DEFINITION OF AUKUS
2:55 - HOW AUKUS FITS INTO THE LARGER SCHEME OF THINGS?
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