Their military is no match for us and they know it!
Their total military expenditure is .67%GDP or 5.8 Bil Australia's military expenditure is 1.7% GDP or 26 Bil
The US gave them 24 F16 which could be easily dealt with. We gave them a big junk of their Navy. They also have two 30 year old German submarines.
They are for the most part a bunch of monkeys living on islands.
This hysterical notion that they pose a major threat to Australia is ridiculous.
The only threat they pose is at our heart strings, that is the real threat of having them con our government into giving them more and more cash for nothing.