Expanding on what we spoke of in class, Australia is building their military might and are spending more than they historically have on military expenses. CNN Money reports that Australia's most recent purchase, 12 new submarines, are pretty clearly a response to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and China's recent swaggering of submarine warfare in the region.
Australia has beefed up their military spending in preparation for possible defensive measures, where due to their geographic location, they cannot rely on U.S. forces to back them up. With China expanding their military might as well as the DPRK's recent advances, it makes sense that Australia would feel the need to beef up their military. This can be seen as an example of the security dilemma, where China and the DPRK improving their security via submarines weakened the national security of Australia, causing a reaction by Australia.
Kevin Oyakawa
http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/26/news/australia-france-submarines-asia-39-billion/index.html
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