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Iran is flexing its military muscle.
Over the weekend, the country announced that it had fired two long-range missile tests. The missiles were capable of hitting within 10-20 miles of the closest US military base.
The announcement came after 10 days of exercises in the Gulf, which included a test of shutting down the Strait of Hormuz, and a claim the country had created its first nuclear fuel rod.
A small but critical passageway, the Strait is used to transport over 40 percent of the world’s oil supply. Iran has threatened to close the Strait if sanctions are placed on its nuclear program.
As tension rises, the United States and Israel have not ruled out military action against Iran.
Are China and the US prepping for World War III?
Signs indicate yes, as China continues to build its military system and the US creates a full-time base in northern Australia.
Unsure if there’s building tension? Just this year China has refused U.S. Navy vessels admission to its ports, as it simultaneously sophisticates its military’s technology.
The US has also been angered by China’s lackluster response to North Korean attacks on South Korea over the past two years.
Obama recently stated in a speech that “The notion that we fear China is mistaken. The notion that we are looking to exclude China is mistaken… We welcome a rising, peaceful China.”
However, he added that “It’s important for them to play by the rules of the road and, in fact, help underwrite the rules that have allowed so much remarkable economic progress.”
The largest such deployment since World War II, the U.S. move into Darwin, Australia will start in early 2012 with a company of 200-250 marines. A total of 2,500 U.S. troops will eventually settle in the port city, along with ships, aircraft and enhanced training.
Darwin sits in Australia’s northern territory, one of the most sparsely populated regions in the world.
