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Originally posted by Pervius
UK doesn't have a military. Canada...ha ha ha ha! New Zealand....wow. Fiji? Really?
India? They'd be a little busy.
Originally posted by Pervius
Originally posted by EvanB
Fact is Australia has 2.1 billion people backing her if she gets attacked, and even though she does not have wmd, we do, thus so does Australia.
What some yanks do not take into account is the sense of brotherhood and family that the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand share. We take the piss out of each other but I know if anyone of those got attackedwe would be there like a shot!
Not just us either, but India, West Indies, Fiji et al.
America cannot say that..
The REAL superpower in this world is never spoken of
UK doesn't have a military. Canada...ha ha ha ha! New Zealand....wow. Fiji? Really?
India? They'd be a little busy.
Originally posted by Pervius
UK doesn't have a military. Canada...ha ha ha ha! New Zealand....wow. Fiji? Really?
India? They'd be a little busy.
........but what war has America won since ww2?
The Antarctic Treaty prohibits any military activity in Antarctica, including the establishment of military bases and fortifications, military maneuvers, and weapons testing. Military personnel or equipment are permitted only for scientific research or other peaceful purposes.
The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (the ‘Madrid Protocol’) was negotiated as other countries followed suit and on 14 January 1998 it entered into force.[70] The Madrid Protocol bans all mining in Antarctica, designating the continent as a ‘natural reserve devoted to peace and science’.
Originally posted by Freeborn
reply to post by Krusty the Klown
If you'd forgotten the UK was under attack and was defending itself, it had few resources to send 8500 miles away to help Australia.
Originally posted by Freeborn
reply to post by Krusty the Klown
How was the UK expected to provide support 8500 miles away when it was under attack itself and was woefully short of both manpower and materials.
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Originally posted by Yahatinda
reply to post by steveknows
Maybe you should use a less racially charged term when referring to the Japanese people.
Originally posted by steveknows
reply to post by Krusty the Klown
How wrong you are. Please point me in the direction which shows japs landed on Australian soil. The only Japs who hit Australian soil were the ones shot down.
The only Japanese force which landed in Australia during the war was a small reconnaissance party which landed in the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia on 19 January 1944 to investigate reports that the Allies were building large bases in the region. This party consisted of four Japanese officers on board a small fishing boat and it investigated the York Sound region for a day and a night before returning to Kupang in Timor on 20 January.
Originally posted by unityemissions
Both poles seem to hold a chunk of the worlds resources. It won't only be focused on Antartica.
I seriously doubt there will be ANY focal point when ww3 gets serious.
It's going to be all out mayhem, and no place will be safe.
A report by Australia's Lowy Institute for International Policy warns that the existing treaty system is under increasing strain and may not survive, a view echoed by predictions of increased competition by New Zealand defence planners. Last year's defence assessment placed the use of military force to impose an Antarctic claim among a list of potential sudden shocks the nation may have to deal with. The Lowy Report, by national security Fellow Ellie Fogarty, urges Australia to include the continent in its security and strategic planning, and to increase the involvement of its Defence Force in a range of measures to defend its claim to vast areas of Antarctica.
Originally posted by Freeborn
reply to post by EvanB
........but what war has America won since ww2?
How remiss of you, you've obviously forgot about the mighty, resounding victory the US had against the significant military might of Grenada in 1983.