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He explained that the treaty’s scope potentially extends to areas beyond Australian waters, including the broader Pacific region and U.S. military bases in Japan, Korea, and the Philippines. The ongoing joint military exercises like Talisman Sabre serve as practical demonstrations of this interoperability, fostering the strategic coordination necessary should a regional conflict erupt.
Pazulo emphasized that the U.S. and Australia are currently engaging in detailed planning rather than making pledge-based commitments. These exercises and planning sessions are crucial for understanding how their forces might operate coherently in a crisis, but ultimately, each nation retains the political sovereignty to decide its response at the onset of hostilities.