{"id":7624,"date":"2020-07-15T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/?p=7624"},"modified":"2020-07-17T09:09:31","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T23:09:31","slug":"stoking-the-fire-of-asia-pacific-missile-proliferation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/stoking-the-fire-of-asia-pacific-missile-proliferation\/","title":{"rendered":"Stoking the fire of Asia-Pacific missile proliferation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the justifications, Australia\u2019s plan to acquire long-range missiles won\u2019t make the country or the region safer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the name of keeping the nation safe, Australia is joining the Asia-Pacific\u2019s accelerating missile race. However, not only will it not keep the nation safe, it will stoke an uncontrolled fire that is engulfing the region\u2019s strategic landscape. The wise response would be to throw everything at firefighting \u2013 at garnering international support for a formal arms-control dialogue, a missile moratorium and the creation of a new arms-control architecture to replace the now-defunct INF treaty, the lapsing of which has allowed this fire to spread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To the contrary, the Morrison government is choosing to feed the flames. It\u2019s the worst of all options \u2013 arguably even worse than doing nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The government\u2019s plans to acquire long-range missiles and other advanced weapons systems for use in high-intensity military conflicts were publicly revealed in the release of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defence.gov.au\/StrategicUpdate-2020\/docs\/2020_Defence_Strategic_Update.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020 Defence Strategic Update<\/a>&nbsp;(DSU) on 1 July. The plan, which has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canberratimes.com.au\/story\/6815135\/australias-plan-for-new-military-might-wins-approval\/#gsc.tab=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">received loud support<\/a>&nbsp;from former Australian defence officials, is likely to involve the purchase of 200 long-range missiles from the United States and the longer-term development of Australia\u2019s own advanced strike systems, potentially including hypersonic weapons. (Although it is not widely known, Australia is capable of developing the latter, following more than a decade of close&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/airpower.airforce.gov.au\/APDC\/media\/PDF-Files\/BPAF%20Series\/BPAF01-Hypersonic-Air-Power.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hypersonics collaboration<\/a>&nbsp;with the US.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three main justifications are given for spending billions of taxpayer dollars on implementing this new plan, at a time when the nation\u2019s resources are stretched thin by the global pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first is that the pandemic itself has increased strategic uncertainty and made it necessary for Australia to become more self-reliant. While there may well be some truth in this, it smacks of a post-hoc rationalisation, given that discussion surrounding the DSU preceded the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Please click here to read the full &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lowyinstitute.org\/the-interpreter\/stoking-fire-asia-pacific-missile-proliferation\">Stoking the fire of Asia-Pacific missile proliferation<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lowyinstitute.org\/the-interpreter\/hong-kong-finishing-blow\">&#8220;<\/a> article originally published at The Interpreter, written by <a href=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\">Griffith Asia Institute<\/a>, Adjunct Researcher, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.griffith.edu.au\/asia-institute\/our-researchers\/dr-tanya-ogilvie-white\">Dr Tanya Ogilvie-White<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the justifications, Australia\u2019s plan to acquire long-range missiles won\u2019t make the country or the region safer. 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