October 23, 2024
(THE AUSSIE OUTBACK IS BEING PREPARED FOR WAR WITH CHINA)
October 23, 2024
Hello everyone
A little-known airbase in the middle of nowhere in outback Australia is being prepared by American/Australian forces for an all-out war with China. If this event comes to pass, RAAF Base Tindal will play a central role.
Ever heard of the novel We of the Never Never? The location of the novel and this Airbase are one and the same. About 300km south of Darwin, near the town of Katharine in the Northern Territory, a small army is preparing the formerly unmanned army base for the arrival of B-52 bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons and, later, for American stealth bombers.
The runway has been extended to handle the West’s biggest military aircraft. Fuel bunkers full of millions of liters of jet fuel are complete. Submerged bunkers are loaded with computer equipment. Dormitories with hundreds of beds are in place. Additionally, underground power systems backed up by large Rolls Royce-made emergency generators costing millions will increase resilience if there is an attack. Construction is ongoing at the Base so that six B-52’s can be parked.
Several of Australia’s F-35A stealth jet fighters – which will eventually be 72 – are already based at Tindal. The Australian Air Force Wing Commander Fiona Pearce said that “We’re going to be big enough to take any aircraft in the world and to park and fly every different variant of aircraft.”
Michael McCaul, chairman of the US House of Representatives, described Australia as “the central base of operations” for America’s military to confront Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific.
Paul Dibb, emeritus professor of strategic studies at the Australian National University, said that the military build-up in Australia was Washington’s insurance policy.
It will not only be 1950’s-era B52 bombers that will operate out of Tindal. The rapid upgrades to the base will also accommodate the US B-2 stealth heavy bomber and its long-range replacement, the B-21, which made its maiden flight last year.
The American military build-up is becoming obvious to the residents of Darwin. US Marine Osprey aircraft operated by US Marines housed in the tropical city have become a familiar sound. In addition, the sight of a US fuel dump dominates the skyline.
Not everybody is happy about this defense build-up. Some former Australian politicians are scathing of the build-up and have expressed anger at the fact that Australia would be targeted in a war between the U.S. and China. Also, the Australian public has been mostly uninformed about this strategic development.
Elisabeth Clark, the mayor of Katherine, said: “With China and everything else, you just don’t know what’s going to happen. I think people are aware we are now a target.”
QI CORNER
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
Cheers
Jacquie