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| Australia warned that China will test nuclear missile in South Pacific within the next 24 hours | |
| 2026-07-06 | |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] China is preparing to fire a nuclear-capable missile with a dummy warhead in the South Pacific within the next 24 hours. Sources claim it is retaliation for Fiji's new defence deal with Australia as Beijing seeks greater influence in the region.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong was one of several ministers given advance warning. 'In the next 24 hours a new missile with a dummy warhead will be fired by China in the South Pacific,' a high-level source told The Australian. The exact time and location of the missile launch are unknown. Another source told the publication the move is in response to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Fijian counterpart Sitiveni Rabuka signing the Ocean of Peace Alliance on Monday. The alliance includes mutual defence obligations, stating an armed attack on any of the parties within the Pacific 'would be dangerous to each other's peace and security as well as the security of the Pacific'. The document also opens up the alliance to other Pacific nations. 'The parties may, by unanimous consent, invite any other Pacific state in a position to further the purposes and principles of this treaty and to contribute to the security of the Pacific,' it reads. Australia has mutual defence pacts with the US, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, called the PukPuk treaty, which comes into effect on Wednesday. Following his visit to Fiji, Albanese will head to the Solomon Islands to meet with his counterpart Matthew Wale after the two nations agreed to further discussions on a security deal. While visiting Honiara on Tuesday, Albanese will participate in the Solomon Islands' 48th Independence Day celebrations. The trip follows the sealing of a long-awaited $500 million deal with Vanuatu, called the Nakamal Agreement. Under the agreement, Port Vila agreed to close the door on foreign military bases in its territory. In an attempt to bolster Australia's key relationships in the Pacific region, Albanese will host the leaders of PNG and Tonga at the State of Origin rugby league decider between NSW and Queensland in Brisbane on Wednesday night. | |
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