Caitlin Johnstone
The US government is permitted to have nuclear weapons in Australia. What’s more, Australians are not permitted to know whether or not this is happening. What’s more, not even Australia’s elected senators are permitted to know whether this is happening. It’s assumed to be none of Australia’s business whether there are foreign nuclear weapons in Australia.
This was clarified during a Senate estimates hearing on Wednesday, when Greens senators were condescendingly admonished by the Australian foreign minister for the very normal and appropriate attempt to clarify the government’s policy regarding the presence of US armageddon weapons on Australian soil.
Reading by Tim Foley.
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Unincorporated pastoral zone… It's called that for a reason…. Dare I say maralinga
AUS is a vassal lily pad of the us empire. They’re there.
I’m terrified for my AUS friends that they will be the Ukraine for Biden’s attack on China.
What’s to stop US oligarchs from bombing Australia and blaming China. They could make more money and garner more power than they have with their Ukrainian hustle.
Your senator Jordan Steel John (sp) seems like a man of integrity. The world needs more like him. Love from USA.
Thank you Caitlin and Tim.
I can tell the Australians! I am Ex Royal Navy. So were my three Brothers. In fact….My Brother emigrated to Australia and became a worker at Woomera. After the Queen,s High-Commissioner removed Gough Witlam Australia has been fair game for a targert! So has Great Britain. Gough Island had been a wasteland made by testing with no attention paid to Aborigionals!..Anyway…Woomera is teeming with USA Weapons! They are Medium and Long-Range! They are not aimed at Penguins!…..Kick Em Out Diggers!….LA5 Warton England
A gigantic military base with Kangaroo's, would be funny if not so treasonous and dangerous.
And who’s fault is it? You get the government you allow.
The Crown still considers Australia to be a penal colony.
Permitted by who, for what who …who decided this.
Terrorists decide this without other people's approval.
did The majority vote… we want nuclear weapons.. That could indeed make us a target… and if they didn't they were not permitted A choice. and therefore this is against their constitution, They're sovereignty. At the UN charter guarantees and is being ignored by the West globally.. We have a new world order we just didn't realize that this was what it was called.. The West hedgemonic idea of placing toxic chemicals against the world for the purpose of corporations selling their products as commodities…. Nobody on Earth wants.
Maybe we're all dead pretending that we matter… Matter as the idea as physical form..
I cannot wait for America's empire to collapse. Enough is enough.
I had to unsubscribe because of your annoying voice and female name for an obvious male person.
…tlat is true… also in Japan, Singapore and Taiwan……..trust me I witnessed it.
….you forgot about Israel sister
thr always have been. cruising thru the north. & thr will be on the subs. _JC
Aus is already a tgt. the trouble is if nuclear norms get shifted in ukraine. they are not armageddon weapons. neccesarily. they have been used, & tested plenty. it is just becoming the norm that would be an issue. for now, we answer nukes w conventional forces. _JC
Oh sure there are….Look at navel bases and up north there in them yanky bases…..DU and tactical……
There is not a country on this planet the USA wouldn't be afraid to use in a proxy war. Pawns are expendable. We should seriously weigh up atrocities and inhumanities committed before choosing alliances.
Australia is but a prawn. The BBQ awaits.
There are US nukes in Australia.
O well. Just another thing to add to the list.
Moriarty. the perfect name for this dirtbag.
As usual…. no talk of peace….
Watch how fast the US cuts Ukraine loose and take notes.
Wong is detestable, just another local US bootlicker.
The Greens are also pathetic, when I asked who they consulted on global affairs they wouldn't name names but did admit they consult the US State Dept.
If you know an American, it is in the interest of life on Earth if you do all you can to assist it to evolve into a human.