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Deterring China isn't all about submarines. Australia's 'cyber offence' might be its most potent weapon

  • Written by Greg Austin, Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney
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Australia doesn’t need to wait ten or 20 years for its new submarines, or for long-range missiles, to project effective military power against China.

It has the ability to use its cyber forces to strike strategic targets inside China now, or for the sake of deterrence, to hold out that threat.

Cyber attacks are aimed at breaking...

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