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WMF > THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES: CHINA CAN BOMB THE US NAVY IN HAWAII | CHINA CAN STRIKE AND LAND TROOPS IN ALASKA, GUAM, HAWAII AND WEST COAST; + FORMER US ADMIRAL BLAIR: CHINA IS INCREASING ITS STRATEGY TO DETER OR DENY ANTI-US/USN ACCESS, DEV OF REGIONAL CAPACITY IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC.
* SAME > BLAIR: CHINA IS DEV ITS ABILITY TO STRIKE WITH LONG-RANGE BOMBER, BALLISTIC MISSLE CAPABILITY BEYOND THE SECOND-ISLAND CHAIN.
* SAME > "US DEFENSE NEWS" MEDIA: US MILITARY BUILDUP ON GUAM AT RISK FROM VOLCANIC ACTIVITY [ + Typhoon]. USGS TO TAKE THE LEAD IN MONITORING VOLCANOES AROUND GUAM AND MARIANAS REGION.
* SAME > REPUTATION OF THE GUAM BASE TO THE USA [strategic-tactical usefulness] AT RISK FROM DUAL THREATS OF VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES/ERUPTIONS AND LONG-RANGE CHINESE MISSLES. |