Does Australia Need a U.S. Military Base?

Of course, it is easy to think of reasons for Australians to be cautious about an expanded US military presence. It would need to be consistent with Australia's sovereignty: any new facilities should be fully joint in nature. We should work to ensure that regional neighbours are comfortable with developments. Within Australia, there will be those who argue that more constant US ship visits would invite attack rather than meeting their aim of deterring adventurism and hedging against uncertainty.