China's Growing Missile Threat to Australia: Military Experts Warn

A Lowy Institute report warns that China's growing long-range missile and nuclear-powered submarine fleet increasingly threatens Australia's trade routes, critical infrastructure and potentially the mainland, with the risk escalating if China secures Pacific bases; military experts also caution that cyber attacks targeting communications infrastructure and undersea cables could precede missile strikes, prompting calls to reassess Australia's defence posture and increase military spending.