If you needed any more elegant proof that the world has changed since Iran, look no further than this:
China is poised to fire a nuclear-capable missile with a dummy warhead in the South Pacific in the next 24 hours, according to briefings by Chinese embassies to regional governments on Monday
Foreign Minister Penny Wong was among those to have been pre-warned about the test firing, which follows Australia’s signing of a new mutual defence treaty with Fiji.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (3/L) speaks with Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka (3/R) during a bilateral meeting at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva on Monday.
Where’s it being fired from? Honiara? Or some nuclear-capable vessel. Or an ICBM?
Do we even sit under the US nuclear umbrella anymore? If the US doesn’t fire a counter-dummy missile or send a similarly threatening message, then the answer is “no”, and the Chinese fait accompli moves forward.
We will have to develop our own nuclear weapons pronto.
We will also have to adopt the full Iranian missile strategy with extreme urgency.
Otherwise, welcome your new Chinese overlords.
Albo diplomacy is reaping dividends.
