Australia news LIVE: Australia blasts China over testing nuclear-capable weapon in South Pacific; Newbury demands IBAC probe into Big Build scandal

Australia news LIVE: Australia blasts China over testing nuclear-capable weapon in South Pacific; Newbury demands IBAC probe Big Build scandal

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AS, Australia gusar China uji peluru berpandu di Pasifik

WASHINGTON: Amerika Syarikat (AS) dan Australian menyuarakan kebimbangan terhadap program nuklear China selepas Beijing melancarkan ujian kepala peledak tiruan ke Lautan Pasifik, yang dilihat sebagai sebahagian daripada usaha mempercepat pemodenan ketenteraannya. Ujian itu dilakukan dua tahun selepas China melancarkan peluru berpandu balistik antara benua (ICBM) ke perairan berhampiran Polinesia Perancis, merupakan pelancaran pertama seumpamanya merentasi ... Read more The post AS, Australia gusar China uji peluru berpandu di Pasifik appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

US says China gave only hours' notice before submarine missile test

The test occurred amid China’s rapid and opaque nuclear weapons buildup and is of great concern to the region, the official added.

Australia caught in the middle as US-China tensions escalate

News Corp Senior Writer Patrick Carlyon says China's missile launch is primarily aimed at the United States but warns Australia's security is increasingly at risk. “Australia’s place in this was described by somebody as roadkill in the sense that there are much bigger issues here than Australia’s regional security and what’s happening in Fiji with Albanese,” Mr Carlyon told Sky News host James Morrow. “It means China could actually hit the US mainland if it came to it, and I think Australia’s place in it is … our security is critical; if China’s going to set up military outposts on our doorstep, it’s a big deal. “But we’re not the main story here; this is all about the US versus China.”