Australia Warns China Over Nuclear Missiles as South China Sea Tensions Rise

Australia is considering expanded joint naval patrols with the US and Japan in the South China Sea after China launched nuclear-capable missiles, with Foreign Minister Penny Wong warning Beijing that Australia will not be bullied by its growing military aggression. This escalating Pacific power struggle reflects the global realignment of nations and the rising threat of warfare prophesied for the last days, as great powers jostle for dominance and military confrontation becomes increasingly plausible. Scripture warns of 'wars and rumours of wars' and nations rising against nations as signs of the approaching end of the age (Matthew 24:6-7), and the Book of Revelation describes kings of the East marshalling unprecedented military power (Revelation 16:12).