China Missiles Could Overwhelm U.S. Military in Asia in ‘Hours’, Says Think Tank
- Sydney think tank warns of growing Chinese weapons arsenal
- New report recommends Australia increase its own stockpiles
This article is for subscribers only.
A decade of “delayed and unpredictable funding” for the U.S. military’s budget has seen America lose its primacy in the Western Pacific, giving the edge to an increasingly sophisticated China, a Sydney-based think tank warned.
China’s “growing arsenal of accurate long-range missiles poses a major threat to almost all American, allied and partner bases, airstrips, ports and military installations in the Western Pacific,” the University of Sydney’s United States Studies Centre said in a report released Monday.