AUSTRALIA: The paradox of our wartime relationship with America

Every fortnight, Sam Roggeveen and Hugh White discuss major developments in international affairs affecting Australia and the region, from an Australian perspective.“This has been by far the biggest ballistic missile we've ever seen. I don't think we've ever seen anything like this number of ballistic missiles used in anger…”“Now, part of the story of the war so far is that a very high proportion of the Iranian missiles have been shot down… it demonstrates the importance of more sophisticated ballistic missiles that can evade defenses and which is really what the Hypersonics story is about.“But I bet you'll find one of the things that's happening to the Chinese is studying what's been happening, to maximize their chance of getting their ballistic missiles under the targets and avoid the defenses.”