US Secretary of the Army: Australia can become a US weapon testing ground weapon | Precision | US
According to Agence France Presse, a senior Pentagon official revealed on August 9th that under the Anglo American alliance agreement, Australia can become a testing ground for US hypersonic weapons and other long-range high-precision weapons.
According to reports, US Army Secretary Christina Worms said that Australia's "contribution" to the Anglo American alliance is "not just related to money.".
The report states that the Anglo American alliance has so far mainly focused on providing nuclear powered submarines to Australia, but this agreement is increasingly focused on developing advanced capabilities such as long-range high-precision weapons, artificial intelligence, and hypersonic weapons.
Worms said that Australia can become a testing ground for these weapons.
"Australia has rich and sparsely populated land," she said in a telephone interview with Agence France Presse reporters in Washington
Worms said that for the United States, finding a place domestically that can be used to test hypersonic weapons or long-range high-precision missiles is a "challenge".
She said, "Australia obviously has a lot of land, and testing there is more feasible, so I think this is a unique thing that Australians can bring value to."
According to reports, Womuth, who visited Australia last week, said that after talking to senior Australian officials, she believes that the Australian side is not doing this "to make us happy", "they are doing it because they believe it is in their national interest.".
The governments of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia announced in September 2021 the establishment of a trilateral security partnership - the Anglo American Alliance. The United States and the United Kingdom will assist the Australian Navy in establishing a nuclear submarine force. The three countries will also share networks, artificial intelligence, quantum technology, and unexplained underwater military capabilities. Some international arms control experts have pointed out that the US and UK's assistance in building nuclear submarines in Australia poses a risk of nuclear material and technology proliferation, which will impact the global nuclear non-proliferation mechanism.