Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Y10: Defense Set to Give US More Military Access

Y10: Defense Set to Give US More Military Access

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What are the US and Australian military forces agreeing to currently? What the specific implications of this agreement? The us and australian military forces have agreed to Shared facilities are expected to include HMAS Stirling naval base in Western Australia, an army base in Townsville as the primary location for operations, the port of Darwin and the Bradshaw Field Training Area in the Northern Territory.

What is the name of the summit where Australia's Defense Minister and the US's Secretary of Defense will meet? At AUSMIN, Defence Minister Stephen Smith will meet his counterpart, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta. It is not clear whether Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd will attend.
Which country is the US specifically reacting to? The increased US access to facilities in Australia is expected to be a significant feature of the Obama administration's ongoing global force posture review examining where US forces would be best placed to deal with future threats and uncertainties, including the increasing military power of China.
What are the US planners looking to achieve with this agreement regarding troop movement?
As US planners looking for ways to move forces around the world more effectively broke the globe down into regions, Australian officials worked closely with them on the Asia-Pacific.

What are other key areas of discussion at the summit? Other key areas for discussion at the talks will be cyber security, progress in Afghanistan and the state of the Joint Strike Fighter project. Australia plans to buy up to 100 of the revolutionary multi-role jets to replace the RAAF's F-111 bombers, retired last year, and its F/A-18 Hornets.


What does this agreement mean for Australia's future in the Regional and Global context? Whatever emerges from the AUSMIN summit is likely to fall far short of the scenario urged on both countries by conservative US military commentators, who would like to see US nuclear submarines based in northwestern Australia.

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