The development of the stockpile, a first for the Marine Corps in Australia, comes as the United States is keen to leverage the continent's strategic location in the South Pacific to counter China's rapid military build-up, analysts said.

L’armée américaine prévoit d’implanter sur la côte sud-est de l’Australie, à bonne distance de la Chine, un stock d’équipement militaire prêt à l’utilisation dont des armes, selon…

The massive buildup of weapons is part of an Asia-wide regional defence strategy to counter the rise of China.