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2021-09-23 Down Under
Stunning Interview Sees China Warn "23 Million Australians" That US Pact Now Makes Them "Target" For Nuclear Attack
During an Australian TV primetime segment this week, the well-known China-based expert Victor Gao, who is vice president of the Center for China and Globalization and once served as communist leader Deng Xiaoping's translator, issued a chilling scenario and shock to his Aussie audience over the controversial AUKUS defense pact between the US, Australia and the UK.

Gao bluntly warned that the deal which will see Washington give Canberra nuclear submarine technology now makes all of Australia a target for nuclear strike:

"The watershed moment will be if Australia is armed with nuclear submarines to be locally produced in Australia, Australia will lose that privilege of not being targeted with nuclear weapons by other countries," Gao warned.
Posted by The Walking Unvaxed 2021-09-23 06:06|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ]  Top

#1 As if Australia is not already targeted.
Posted by Airandee 2021-09-23 06:31||   2021-09-23 06:31|| Front Page Top

#2 "The watershed moment will be if Australia is armed with nuclear submarines to be locally produced in Australia, Australia will lose that privilege of not being targeted with nuclear weapons by other countries," Gao warned.

A very, very weak threat indeed. Australia has long been in the PRC's targeting folders.
Posted by Besoeker 2021-09-23 06:37||   2021-09-23 06:37|| Front Page Top

#3 Paper tiger speak!
Posted by Ethelred the Swank6539 2021-09-23 06:51||   2021-09-23 06:51|| Front Page Top

#4 "Nice country you got there. Be a shame..." Of course, American pols now say this about Americans they don't agree with, so it's sort of become cliché...
Posted by M. Murcek 2021-09-23 07:10||   2021-09-23 07:10|| Front Page Top

#5 China flies 19 aircraft including fighters and nuclear-capable bombers into Taiwan's airspace as tensions build in wake of AUKUS pact
Posted by Skidmark 2021-09-23 09:45||   2021-09-23 09:45|| Front Page Top

#6 Is China suggesting that other other option is a minimal and survivable nuclear exchange? Because I always though that the US would probably attempt to sink mainland Asia if attacked with nukes and that would probably cause issues in Australia even if the Chinese didn't directly target them.
Posted by ruprecht 2021-09-23 11:34||   2021-09-23 11:34|| Front Page Top

#7 At this point, I'm not sure we would retaliate based on China Joe's groveling to the Chinese.
Posted by Silentbrick 2021-09-23 11:51||   2021-09-23 11:51|| Front Page Top

#8 And the only response to that is nuclear deterrence.
Posted by Angstrom 2021-09-23 12:15||   2021-09-23 12:15|| Front Page Top

#9 Nuts.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2021-09-23 12:33||   2021-09-23 12:33|| Front Page Top

#10 Sure it's weak. But then when observing Antifa, it's usually the pathetically weak that strike out in an unhinged fashion - much like most of your serial killers.
Posted by Rex Mundi 2021-09-23 14:06||   2021-09-23 14:06|| Front Page Top

#11 "Victor Gao" English/Mandarin mashup for "Big Winner"
Posted by Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 2021-09-23 19:41||   2021-09-23 19:41|| Front Page Top

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