Open AccessEconomic Factors Undermining National Security: Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap, Australia
Author(s) -
Matthias Beck,
Бек Марко
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vestnik rossijskogo universiteta družby narodov. seriâ gosudarstvennoe i municipalʹnoe upravlenie/vestnik rossijskogo universiteta družby narodov. seriâ: gosudarstvennoe i municipalʹnoe upravlenie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2411-1228
pISSN - 2312-8313
DOI - 10.22363/2312-8313-2020-7-2-135-140
Subject(s) - national security , joint (building) , terrorism , china , politics , outsourcing , political science , business , public administration , finance , international trade , computer security , engineering , law , architectural engineering , computer science
The article analyses Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap in Australia that is used by the United States to controls satellites pinpoint airstrikes around the world. The Joint Facility rises political controversy in Australia (especially after Edward Snowden’s revelations) as many doubt if it is in Australia’s best interests to contribute data for drone assassinations and targeting US nuclear weapons. Considering Australia’s policy towards Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap the author raises the question whether national security can be “outsourced” to save budget funds. The article concludes that in Australia it is noticeable that human intelligence potential in financial terms is less valued than some construction, manual jobs. Considering that Russia and China, which are in the focus of Pine Gap intelligence gathering do not outsource its national security and were more successful in preventing major information leaks, moreover in preventing major terrorist attacks on their soil, is indicating that national security should not be privatized.