US to Step Up Military Presence Across Asia, into Indian Ocean

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US sets eyes on southern defence outposts

Hamish McDonald ASIA-PACIFIC EDITOR
November 6, 2010

THE United States military will store equipment and supplies in Australia as part of a new regional posture to respond faster to natural disasters and other contingencies, and conduct more intensive training with Australian forces.

The two militaries will also build a new space-monitoring facility in Western Australia, as previously reported in the Herald, to extend tracking of space activity, including missiles from rogue states like North Korea and orbiting debris.

Washington and Canberra will also step up co-operation in cyber security and warfare to counter what Defence analysts see as an ''emerging area of strategic risk'' as foreign states and individual hackers try to break into government data banks and control infrastructure systems.




http://www.smh.com.au/world/us-sets-eyes-on-southern-defence-outposts-20101105-17hhf.html

[L0oniX]

1. Yes ...let's close down all schools, police and fire dep. so we have more $ for the military.

[BeFree]

2. EMPIRE

It just keeps growing and growing. More taxes, less safety.

[L0oniX]

3. Oh ..but the repukes will cut taxes and reduce the big government.

[BeFree]

6. How?

Empire is bigger government and it will require more taxes.

Oh, wait they do have fox. They'll figure a way.

[defendandprotect]

8. It's heartbreaking ... so much suffering ... and we get more bombs ....

our planet has been demolished by capitalist exploitations --

and they'll go on in this suicidal fashion -- taking us all with them --

unless we find a way to wrest control from them.

[Iktomiwicasa]

4. I'm not buying...

..the "response to natural disasters" explanation. It is more likely a reaction to the rise in military power of both China and India.

[Lasher]

5. Money is no object

Unless we're talking about our wasteful social programs, of course. Look at all that money we're pissing away on food stamps when we could build yet another monster aircraft carrier named after yet another loser Republican president.

[AndrewP]

7. +1