10-14-2020, 08:21 PM
(10-14-2020, 10:16 AM)Nately120 Wrote: The Aussies spend more on welfare than defense? You guys must get invaded constantly!
I know this was a sarcastic comment, but...
https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/us-military-presence-in-northern-australia-will-grow-former-defense-official-says-1.603959
...it also helps control costs that they have zero land borders to defend. Plus the closest large countries to them are India (~5,000 miles away) and China (~4,600 miles away). To put that in context, Germany is ~3,850 miles away from NYC.
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