Australia has well and truly entered the global arms race after the announcement of a new deal to develop hypersonic missiles. Scott Morrison joined US president Joe Biden and UK PM Boris Johnson to announce the security pact early this morning, citing Russia’s “unlawful invasion of Ukraine” and a commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific.  

But is Australia’s defence spending the start of a new cold war? To help us understand it all is national security expert at Curtin University Alexey Muraviev.

Australia has well and truly entered the global arms race after the announcement of a new deal to develop hypersonic missiles. Scott Morrison joined US president Joe Biden and UK PM Boris Johnson to announce the security pact early this morning, citing Russia&rsquo;s &ldquo;unlawful invasion of Ukraine&rdquo; and a commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific.&nbsp;&nbsp;
But is Australia&rsquo;s defence spending the start of a new cold war? To help us understand it all is national security expert at Curtin University Alexey Muraviev.

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