[LINK] “Integrated Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific"

[Tom Worthington]

On 16/10/21 10:13 pm, Stephen Loosley wrote:

> ... A new report by Australia’s former consul general in Honolulu 
> calls for greater integration with US forces ...

The US and Australian military have worked closely together since WWII. 
I saw this when working at DoD: http://tomw.net.au/nt/tt97.html

However, having the ADF as a mini-me to the USA is not going to 
contribute much of practical value. I suggest Australian instead provide 
what the USA is lacking in, particularly in areas which do not require 
large expenditure on equipment, but require technical and diplomatic 
subtlety. This could include, for example, surveillance systems, cyber 
and information warfare. This could also include paramilitary forces and 
informal cooperation with countries in the region to counter grey-zone 
warfare.


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Tom Worthington http://www.tomw.net.au