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Australia this evening stands on the brink of war with China after a Chinese Warship travelling through Australian waters was ordered to be fired upon and disabled via an Electromagnetic pulse by the former minister for defence, Model-Jordology.

In statements released by the minister, Jordology said he was "forced to launch the EMP" after "China did not cooperate" with attempts to communicate to ascertain the ships intentions. Prime Minister Riley8583 was quick to remove Jordology from the defence portfolio and has announced plans to travel to China to talk to Chinese authorities in an attempt to smooth over the incident. However the Prime Minister stopped short of removing the recalcitrant MP from his coalition and Jordology himself seemed unapologetic to China after news of his dismissal was posted, saying in a second statement that given the same circumstances he would not hesitate to use the EMP again.

The EMP strategy has been a matter of conjecture in diplomatic circles, many wondered whether this was merely the act of a rogue minister or something approved by government. An anonymous source within the defence depart has told ABC News that discussions were held at a government level as to whether the EMP pulses could be used as a viable strategy going forward to support Australia's Indo-Pacific neighbours effected by China's contentious "Nine-Dash Line" expansion into waters claimed as territorial by the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia, a proposal was wargamed, believed to be presented under the title "Operation Scorpion", however they stressed that no plans were ever approved by government and that discussions were ongoing as to how to handle the China problem and take a more pro-active part in Indo-Pacific relations.

The response from China has been swift and angry, China recalled their Ambassador to Australia, imposed sanctions on Australian beef and wine products and announced plans to stage a "Naval Exercise" in International waters just north of Australia's territorial waters, Three Chinese Carrier groups have already been spotted travelling towards that point through the nine dash line area and are expected to arrive by Late Saturday Afternoon, they have also demanded an official apology from the Prime Minister and that Jordology be turned over to Chinese Authorities for his "Unprovoked attack on a sovereign Chinese Vessel". In an encouraging sign however, they did welcome the choice of the Prime Minister to come to China in a state visit, hoping that things could be sorted between the two parties

Australian Naval assets have also been moving north and the American South Pacific Battle Group has also been ordered to turn towards Australia, with plans to dock in Darwin in solidarity and support with their Australian counterparts. While no further engagements between nations have happened as of yet, the tension around Northern Australia and in the Indo-Pacific region are on a knife's edge.

The opposition has also joined the condemnation of Jordology's actions, Senator SmugDemoness of the Social Democratic Party calling on the President to use his reserve powers to get the government under control to save the situation after the Prime Minister did not remove Jordology from their coalition, saying that Jordology's actions may have "dragged the country ... into a war that noone wants"

Tonight the mood is tense and a wrong move could trigger a dominio effect that could change the Australia way of life for generations, as always we will keep everyone updated with the goings on as this story continues to unfold.

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