Redmond Neck wrote on Nov 28
th, 2019 at 11:48am:
I think they would mainly act as a deterent to China attacking us!
I also think we should be developing Nuclear power as a reliable source of electricity especially as we have an abundance of Uranium this would also enhance our Nuclear industry especially militarily.
I will post out all your white feathers before Christmas!
Mmm, where is China threatening to attacking us?
Let us be realistic here and leave all the hysteria behind. China lacks for the next 10-15 years the ability to project it's power outside the China Sea (either north, south or west). It does not have the airpower to support a sustained campaign five thousand kilometres from it's homeland. It lacks the logistics to do so as well. Most importantly, it doesn't have the ability to attack and take any capital city in Australia (at the moment).
Yes, it's power is growing but it is growing (as a direct threat to Australia) much slower than most people realise if they don't read the MSM tabloids. China has not demonstrated the ability to undertake long-range cruises with it's navy beyond a few frigates.
Is that growth worth the billions of dollars that we would have to pay in order to build nuclear weapons? Is it happening so fast that we need that deterrent immediately?
As for nuclear power, we don't need it. We have more than sufficient renewable energy to last us nearly for ever. It is cheaper than nuclear power and has no dangers of fall out or catastrophe. It does not complicate our relationships with our neighbours. It does not complicate our relationship with our allies or our "enemies".
If you are concerned about China's ICBMs (as Bobby is), then we should be putting money into "Star Wars" like counter-missile forces (not that they actually work all that well). If you are that concerned about China's conventional forces, we should be putting money into counter ship missiles and weapons. Neither causes the complications that nuclear weapons cause.
China is a danger, yes. However, it is not a direct danger to Australia. It is as a nation, more of a danger indirectly (ie politically). We need to build up our cyber defences and of course, our political defences. Not wasting money on nuclear power and/or weapons.