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| Report: U.S. Air Force to Base Nuclear-Capable B-52 Bombers in Australia |
| 2022-11-01 |
| [Breitbart] The U.S. will deploy up to six nuclear-capable B-52 Stratofortress bombers to a remote Australian airbase in a move experts say is aimed directly at China, a report Monday details. Or their pet yappy dogs, the NORKS An investigation by Four Corners, a program hosted by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), revealed Washington is planning to build new, dedicated facilities for the giant aircraft at Tindal air base, south of the Northern Territory capital Darwin. The U.S. has drawn up detailed plans for what it calls a “squadron operations facility” for use during the region’s dry season, an adjoining maintenance centre and a parking area for “six B-52s.” Becca Wasser from the Centre for New American Security told the outlet putting B-52s in northern Australia is a warning to China, as fears grow Beijing is preparing for an assault on Taiwan. “Having bombers that could range and potentially attack mainland China could be very important in sending a signal to China that any of its actions over Taiwan could also expand further,” she says. The bombers are part of a much larger upgrade of defence assets across northern Australia, including a major expansion of the Pine Gap intelligence base, which would play a vital role in any conflict with Beijing. In July, the U.S. sent four nuclear-capable B-2 Spirit stealth bombers to Amberley air force base near Brisbane, in another deployment that was partly aimed at sending a deterrence message to China. Another B-2 flew to Amberley in March while Admiral John Aquilino, head of US Indo-Pacific command, was on a week-long visit to the country. The B-52s have been the backbone of the U.S. Air Force for more than 60 years, with the capability to deliver long-range strikes of both nuclear and conventional weapons. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #7 The AUKUS thing is going to start taking shape in the next 12 months (or less). This will be a decades long commitment that could re-shape the strategic layout in Asia Pacific. If the ChiComms are mad about 6 x BUFFs, wait until they see what AUKUS brings. |
| Posted by: Bangkok Billy 2022-11-01 14:47 |
| #6 Nuclear capable... yes. But not likely the role they would play. Any air dropped nukes would be done via B-2 or cruise missile. Buffs are just to vulnerable to anti-air systems. If they are used it would be as a missile boat and possibly fire a shit ton of AGM-158 JASSMs at the problem. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2022-11-01 14:37 |
| #5 Ref #3: War is our business and business has been off lately. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-11-01 14:26 |
| #4 So they can back down and resolve the crisis in 2 weeks. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-11-01 13:45 |
| #3 Why on earth do we feel it is so necessary to provoke anyone and everyone on the planet? |
| Posted by: Tom 2022-11-01 13:26 |
| #2 China issues dark missile warning to Australia after American plans to station nuclear-capable B-52 bombers near Darwin were revealed |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-11-01 11:27 |
| #1 China not happy. I guess it's a credible threat. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-11-01 08:41 |