The AUKUS alliance is set to make Australia an elite maritime operator by the 2030s - but that won’t stop nuclear heavyweights like China and Russia from targeting our waters, writes Dr. Alexey Muraviev.
Australia, for one, is now an active participant in the geostrategic battleground that is the Indo-Pacific, where the risk of direct standoff with one or more nuclear-armed geopolitical adversary is growing every day.This blatant claim was made by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on March 31 during his annual address to the nation.
Lukashenko went as far as to say he would be willing to deploy strategic nuclear weapons, which are more powerful than their tactical alternatives, to Belarus. That, in turn, could trigger a nuclear reaction from the Kremlin in accordance with the Basic Principles of State Policy of the Russian Federation on Nuclear Deterrence, a doctrinal document adopted in June 2020.
In the east Asian arena, the North Korean regime of Kim Jong Un keeps making news for all the wrong reasons. Russia could also offer Pyongyang technical support to make the Haeil a deployable weapon, as a form of counter-response to the West’s ongoing support for Ukraine.The AUKUS security agreement will make Australia one of the world’s elite submarine operators, with the ultimate goal of deterring our adversaries in the Indo-Pacific.The Chinese navy operates some 16 nuclear-powered submarines, while the Russian Pacific Fleet has 11 operational boats.
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