Sunday, October 20, 2024

U.S. military identifies, upgrades and revives airstrips across the Indo-Pacific

More on the new Cold War!

"Inside a U.S. military shift to deny China ‘big, juicy’ targets.
The remote Pacific airfield used to launch the atomic bombings of Japan is being revived with a different foe in mind: China. Runways emerging from jungles on the tiny island of Tinian are part of a sweeping shift in how America’s military would respond to a possible conflict in Asia. Instead of relying on a few large air bases, the U.S. would disperse its warplanes to make them less vulnerable to China’s missiles. That means identifying, upgrading and reviving airstrips across the Indo-Pacific that could be pressed into service."

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