The Iron Dome wouldn’t even defend against the kind of missiles Australia could be bombarded with. We’d need US Patriots.
Comment on Gina Rinehart urges Liberal party to stick with Trump-like policies in the wake of election loss
eureka@aussie.zone 3 days ago
To an audience that included three former prime ministers – John Howard, Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison – along with Dutton and the defence minister, Richard Marles, Rinehart said Australia needed to lift its defence spending to at least 5% of GDP and invest in an Israeli-style Iron Dome defence system.
Oh good, this will intercept all those missile attacks Australia has been constantly bombarded with. Finally, some common sense ideas!
TassieTosser@aussie.zone 2 days ago
eureka@aussie.zone 2 days ago
We’ve already got too many US patriots.
BadlyDrawnRhino@aussie.zone 3 days ago
I’m completely fine with increasing defence spending, let’s introduce a wealth tax and close all those tax loopholes to pay for it. And then all the leftover money can go towards societal improvements.