China’s direct strike threat to Australia is ‘growing’, think tank report finds

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An Australian think tank report warns that China's capability for direct missile strikes on Australia is increasing, fueled by advancements in long-range and hypersonic weaponry and the militarization of islands in the South China Sea. The report highlights threats from Chinese ships, submarines, and new intermediate-range ballistic missiles that could target Australia over the next decade.

China is capable of a direct missile strike on Australia and the threat is growing as Beijing amasses long-range and hypersonic weapons and builds islands in the South China Sea, an Australian think tank said on Sunday. A Lowy Institute report found the main threat to Australia was from Chinese missiles fired from ships, submarines and a new intermediate-range ballistic missile that could reach the island continent from China. China’s capacity to strike Australia would grow over the next decade...