"It may be argued that ANZUS would inevitably push Australia to war but we should not be lazy in coming [to] that conclusion. That is massive! Reinforcing Taiwan would likely involve long and bloody battles at sea as underarmed escorts struggle to protect the few but highly vulnerable available transports. "On the other hand, if the US decided to attack China the provocation becomes essential to decision making. From Taiwan, the PLA could also pivot south, effectively enveloping the Philippines and giving Beijing easier access to the resource-rich Benham Rise, Dr Davis writes. Imaginary targets could quickly be replaced by real ones. In such a scenario, any Australian task force centred on its largely undefended troop transports and limited warship escorts would be under extreme risk. In its consequences, it would be profoundly and devastatingly different. The US must operate from a few exposed facilities such as Okinawa and Guam.
Army Leader Warns About Potential Land War with China Russia's struggles in Ukraine are showing US special operators that they'll need to fight without their 'tethers' to win future wars. Rockets figure heavily in Beijings arsenal. If not, what steps have been taken to change our posture? Space would be the first place both sides would go to strike the others forces in event of a conflict, says Tate Nurkin of the US-based Intelligence Group. The Chinese government last week released a 12-point plan it devised to bring about an end to . "Specifically, China would probably favour four principal avenues for marginalising or defeating Australia. Yet if China wanted to conquer Taiwan, the outcome could be different. Earlier this month, the United States Air Force staged a demonstration involving four heavily armed F-16 fighters. I am convinced that the challenges facing the United States are serious, and its citizens need to become better aware of them. And doesnt have the necessary reach. However, without the strong protection of the Australian forces, the world will be in peril from an unrestrained Emu army. Rising tensions or unforeseen circumstances that couldlead to war, however, can sometimes overtake those working for peace. Nor can a military modelled in its image. "Australia is never reluctant to support and participate in American adventurism. China has built the world's largest navy and has become increasingly assertive over contested areas such as the South China Sea. Also, we do not have the equivalent of the Chilcott report to illuminate the story.
China Joins Russia in Blocking Consensus at G20 Meeting Over the War in Should a war break out around the South China Sea, the US would be under pressure to quickly neutralise the roughly 10 man-made islands China has created (seen as unsinkable aircraft carriers) to use as military bases. As president, Joe Biden has stated repeatedly that he would defend Taiwan. Credit:AP. "Australia's real utility is as a strategic asset, giving both legitimacy and credibility to the US decision to employ its very formidable military force, and at the same time providing the US with a secure rear that could guarantee logistic and operational support. And hes repeatedly expressed his willingness to go to war to remove it. "They have publicly been very clear about not only . I told President Xi that we will maintain a strong military presence in the Indo-Pacific just as we do with NATO in Europe not to start conflict, but to prevent conflict, US President Joe Biden told a joint session of Congress in April. No doubt Australian passions would run high. It is likely to impoverish us all; it may even kill most of us if it goes nuclear. Its military planners already expect these to be overwhelmed by missiles in the opening hours of any conflict. There are plenty of nations with grievances against China for its South China Sea policy. Despite decades of warnings, our fuel refineries continue to close. That leaves its navy as its primary fighting force. We dont own cargo ships to force vital supplies through any blockade. "Were the US and China to go to war over the next five to 10 years, the best scenario one might envisage for the US is a stalemate. "Unlike the Taliban, China has an air force. A new 'veloway' is welcome news for Melbourne's cyclists. "Unlike the experience of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan that affected only the members deployed into conflict, and their families, a war with China will have an impact on all Australians economically, financially, and personally. AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), abc.net.au/news/what-would-war-with-china-look-like-for-australia-part-1/101328632, Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this article, Defence Department: Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman, Looking deeper at China's military strategy, The conversation we need to have about China, These engineers break their silenceafterdecade of criticism over2011 Queensland flood handling, Tens of thousands of pigs and buffalo pegged for mass culls in Kakadu, in bid to curb feral animals, With Russian forces closing, Svyat rolled the dice in the last days before Bakhmut fell, Anna called police to report an assault, but it backfired and she lost her home, Home ownership remains in fantasy territory for many.
Russia-Ukraine war: Why does China suddenly seem to want to broker Mr. Xi has championed Chinas political warfare capabilities as a magic weapon.. We once had a praiseworthy reputation for the quality of our leadership and our officials. He uses it in his new book, The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict Between the US and Xi Jinping's. What would all the other countries in Asia, such as South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia do? There are always a few possibilities that the right thing to do is to go to war irrespective of the expectation that we could 'win' whatever that means. Australias Air Warfare Destroyers pack just 42. "The defence of Taiwan is predicated on a Chinese invasion but if China's main effort is not an invasion but a blockade, then what? "If we joined the fight, or allowed US forces involved to operate from bases here, then there would be a clear chance that Australia would face direct attack from Chinese long-range forces. The US military has been racking up decades of in-the-field experience, most recently with deployments in Afghanistan and Iraq and the Middle East. With China's rise and democracy's decline, what will the global order look like in 2050? How Japan is fortifying a string of tiny islands to fence in China, Taiwan takes lessons from Ukraine as it speeds development of drones for military use, Visiting US Marine Corps chief warns 'everything in the cupboard' needed to prevent war with China, Man discovers two highly venomous species battling in his shed, Inside the family succession drama threatening to change the K-pop industry forever. By the time the Peoples Liberation Army launches its third volley of missiles at the island Beijing considers a breakaway province, the US could be just learning of the attack. The leaders of both Ukraine and Russia are expected to meet with China's president in the near future.
Why are Australian officials hinting at war with China? | CNN "Washington would expect Australia to contribute the full range of our air and naval forces to the maximum extent of our capability, including surface warships, submarines, F-18 and F-35 fighters, P-8 maritime patrol aircraft, airborne early warning aircraft and tanker aircraft.. Australia's oldest running coal-fired power station is about to close. The impact on Americans would be profound. It also allows the US to try to promote the notion it is not"an American war". "The joint facility at Pine Gap would be a very important, indeed crucial, element in US intelligence gathering and in Command and Control. But its own submarines, combined with air and land launched missiles, could present an almost constant threat. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Wherever they start, they finish only when one side decides to give up. Answer (1 of 34): I must assume Brian Greenhow is joking, but if he is not I must point out that wars aren't won by population numbers or imaginary 'allies', but by real Alliances, either historical or by treaty, and by technology, military hardware, political maneuvers, industry and money, lots . Looking into the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Europe, and in the wider context NATO, is being drawn towards having to deal with an unacceptable risk of war. A blockade, he says, would mean that 80 per cent of ships and aircraft would be unable to pass. It may be possible for the US to operate from bases in northern Australia, though whether overflight rights would be granted by Indonesia is unlikely. Chinas airfields, naval ports and missile bases are all nearby. "Australia should use all the means at its disposal to avert a war with China. We cannot lose a single inch of the lands we inherited from our ancestors, the Chinese Defense Ministrys Information Bureau recently proclaimed, and we would not take a single cent of others possessions., RELATED: Drums of war: Ominous China warning. While these have been costly, they also provided invaluable combat experience. The Bashi Channel connects the South China Sea with the Pacific Ocean. And Taiwan sitting neatly between the two offers that opportunity. "I do not know whether Defence planners in Canberra would have made such estimates. These operations would most likely be accompanied by cyber offensives to disrupt electricity, gas, water, transport, health care and other public services.
US-China war over Taiwan would be biggest since WWII, Australian expert China vs Australia | Comparison military strength - ArmedForces One real threat mistaken for a bluff. If that's what they mean, their view should be rejected in favour of Australian sovereignty and parliamentary authorisation.". Beijings tactic of area denial already appears to have been effective. For a second day in a row Taiwan has reported a large-scale air force incursion, escalating tensions in the region. Rebuilding them could take years. Western submarines will play a role in restraining Chinas surface fleet. I do not think there is any credible chance that America, with or without Australia's support, could win a war with China over Taiwan.
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If the US went to war with China, who would win? - Nikkei Asia The US Air Force boasts nearly 2300 warplanes in service, with another 1422 aircraft in use for the US Navy and Marines, Janes calculates. The map below, compiled from data provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is the most accurate nuclear attack map and fallout demonstration available for 2023: (Image courtesy of FEMA and Halcyon Maps) The fallout would rapidly spread, turning targeted cities into whole affected regions. These are all Cold War allies of the US, but they have not had to think about war in the region since the 1970s. "The question requires urgent, high-profile debate in parliament and among the wider public. Some wouldn't survive. What determines victory, loss or stalemate between the US and China is likely to be determined by the murky calculus of how much risk and how much pain and loss both sides could endure. China is largely trying to take territorial control, which makes east Asia a likely location for trouble. Have employers used high inflation as cover to make excessive profits? "No one can be sure how that war would play out, because there have been no major maritime wars since Japan was defeated in 1945, but by far the most likely outcome would be a costly stalemate in which both sides lost heavily but neither side could secure a decisive, war-wining advantage. "One can imagine the sociological fracture in Australia with funerals, commemorations, attacks on Australians of Chinese descent, the curtailing of any progressive economic reconstruction agenda for Australia.". An embarrassed politician may suddenly feel compelled to enforce a vague red line. Which is why Beijing would be so determined to secure them. The contemplation of war can only be justified after all other means of settling differences have failed, and we are a long way from reaching this position (over Taiwan)," he says. Korea was an unnecessary war, as were the conflicts in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. Its military budget is greater than the combined expenditure of India, Russia, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. One option to attack the man-made islands would be to send in teams of US Marine Raider commandos to destroy weapons systems.
No one can win nuclear war, Russia, China, Britain, U.S., France say He believes Australia has a "fundamental strategic pathology to support the interests of the US at the expense of our own.". I don't think so! And heres our email: letters@nytimes.com. I think its clear that Australia would be better off staying out of it. "Taiwan doesn't have a Plan B that's the big problem. Especially without comprehensive and numerous missile defence systems. The collapse of the League of Nations and the dreadful cost of war held hard lessons for how we had to manage international relationships better. Thinking of scale I am reminded that In 1944 the US alone out-produced the rest of the world combined in all war stores before the wars ended in 1945. 2. Current Prime Minister Anthony Albanese would presumably discuss the matter with his National Security Cabinet before any decision is made but there are no checks and balances built into the system before the PM makes the biggest decision that a leader can make to send our young men and women to war. Such concerns must be overcome before any aid can be offered to our allies. Despite its 1.9 million-strong army, compared to Taiwans cohort of 150,000, the task of taking its island neighbour and holding it is a mammoth military challenge. In this scenario, the US and its allies could respond by conducting airlifts to Taiwan. Behm says a war with China would be "profoundly and devastatingly different" from any other war Australia has participated in since World War II. The number of inhabitants is 1,444,390,177. Chinese control of Taiwan would also strengthen Beijings ability to control the South China Sea by blocking the Luzon Strait and the Balintang and Babuyan channels, Control of Taiwan would make it easier for the PLA to reach Guam using long-range missiles and air power, extending its anti-access capabilities beyond the first island chain.. Its artificial island fortresses are unsinkable outposts. "A cross-strait Invasion would involve a shaping phase to achieve air, land, sea, and cyber superiority.