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   XPost: alt.survival   
   From: pj@jostle.com   
      
   On Mon, 13 Feb 2023 05:18:36 -0000 (UTC), J D Young   
    wrote:   
      
   >SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia said on Monday it would accelerate plans to   
   >buy advanced sea mines to protect its maritime routes and ports from   
   >"potential aggressors" amid China's plans to increase its influence in the   
   >Pacific region.   
      
   Laudable.  But will they also be placed along the length of submarine   
   cables which could be cut by some enemy, in many locations, so   
   isolating Oz from the rest of the world?   
      
      
   >China has plans to step up its presence in the Pacific and entered a   
   >security pact with Solomon Islands last year, raising concerns in the   
   >United States and Australia, who for decades have seen the region as their   
   >sphere of influence.   
   >   
   >Australia has been looking to boost its defence spending over the past few   
   >years, including entering into a deal in 2021 to buy nuclear submarines   
   >from the United States and Britain.   
   >   
   >($1 = 1.4323 Australian dollars)   
   >   
   >(Reporting by Renju Jose. Editing by Gerry Doyle)   
   >   
   >https://news.yahoo.com/australia-speed-purchase-sea-mines-034254381.html   
      
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