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With China-US tensions on the rise, does Australia need a new defence strategy?

  • Written by Greg Raymond, Research fellow, Australian National University
China's rising influence in the region has alarmed many defence experts. But the question remains: would Australia ever need to fight China on its own?Joel Carrett/AAP

There is no evidence that China has ever contemplated using its nuclear weapons to coerce another state. Instead, China has maintained a “no first use policy” on nuclear...

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