The development of military power is also necessary in times of peace

A Tomahawk missile launch from a US Navy destroyer (AAP). Credit: MC1 Woody Shag Paschall / U.S. Navy HANDOUT/EPA

The United States has approved the sale of more than 200 long-range missiles, destined for Australia under the AUKUS pact.

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The government says the weapons are critical to keeping adversaries at bay while maintaining the military build-up is about peace, not war.

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