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| US Indo-Pacific Command Proposes New Missile Capabilities to Deter China |
| 2021-03-07 |
| [BenarNews] The U.S. military has advised Congress that it needs new precision-strike, air missile defense, and other capabilities to counter China in the Indo-Pacific, a sign of deepening military competition between the two rival nations. In an assessment submitted earlier this week, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command outlined a range of requirements for strengthening conventional deterrence in the region, according to reviews of the document by USNI News and Nikkei Asia and remarks Thursday by Adm. Philip Davidson, who leads the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. The assessment calls for "the fielding of an Integrated Joint Force with precision-strike networks" along the so-called first island chain — referring to missile strike capabilities — and integrated air missile defense in the second island chain, USNI News reported. The document also calls for "a distributed force posture that provides the ability to preserve stability, and if needed, dispense and sustain combat operations for extended periods." |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #1 Rather need to start digging islands. |
| Posted by: Otto Dingle5905 2021-03-07 22:12 |