Australia - The Vassal State of the USA

[facthunter]

Probably Making the best effort of any country with regard to addressing climate change. Compare to Trump who says it's FAKE. Nev

[Siso]

Making large steps in nuclear power development as well as India

[Falsedichotomy]

10 hours ago, facthunter said:

Probably Making the best effort of any country with regard to addressing climate change. Compare to Trump who says it's FAKE. Nev

China?

[facthunter]

yes. nev

[Grumpy Old Nasho]

The Fed govt said there'll be no US bases in Australia ... but look what we've got now, thousands of Yanks and their military equipment stationed up north. Or does every one of them piss off at the end of a joint training exercise? I don't think so.

[old man emu]

2 hours ago, Grumpy Old Nasho said:

Yanks and their military equipment stationed up north.

Update your data, GON. The Yanks want to create a massive arsenal storage in the middle of Victoria, and they are servicing their subs in W.A. Don't forget Tindall and Pine Gap. What's going on around Townsville?

[onetrack]

GON, the U.S. Military forces leave Australia after a 6 month deployment. There are approximately 2000 Marines based in the Territory from March to October, then they go home.

There are no U.S. Military force bases in Australia with permanently-based personnel, unlike Japan, Sth Korea, Germany, Italy, etc.

 

The Australian military facilities used by the Americans are used on a Joint Rotational basis, or are Joint Defence Facilities with some American personnel based here permanently.

 

Marine Rotational Force: - Darwin: Approximately 2,000 U.S. Marines and sailors deploy to northern Australia every year. They arrive in March to conduct several joint drills, such as Exercise Pitch Black and Southern Jackaroo, before returning to the U.S. in October.

 

Aircraft and Bomber Rotations: The U.S. routinely sends aircraft (like B-52 bombers stationed temporarily at RAAF Base Tindal) for operations, and stores aerial troop carriers in the country, but the personnel are continually cycled in and out.

 

Joint Defence Facilities: Bases like the Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap operate as cooperatively managed Australian and U.S. intelligence sites with permanently stationed administrative and intelligence personnel.

 

A number of the overseas American military bases are treated as "Sovereign territory" by the Americans. I cannot see that being allowed here. In the U.K., the bases are leased to the Americans, the British Govt retains sovereignty over the land. In Spain, the U.S. bases are jointly owned by the Spanish and the Americans.

 

Edited 1 hour ago by onetrack