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The China Missile Threat to U.S. Bases in the Indo-Pacific Must Now Be Taken Seriously To quote a RAND report on the subject: “China’s...
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The China Missile Threat to U.S. Bases in the Indo-Pacific Must Now Be Taken Seriously To quote a RAND report on the subject: “China’s...
Brandon J. Weichert, a senior national security editor and author, evaluates the end of the U.S. Navy’s "era of impunity" in the Indo-Pacific. The...
Summary and Key Points – Brandon J. Weichert, Senior National Security Editor at 19FortyFive, analyzes how China’s new Chengdu J-20S—the world’s first two-seat fifth-generation...
Summary and Key Points: China appears to be evolving its “carrier-killer” missile concept (DF-21D/DF-26B) into a weapon with intercontinental reach, threatening U.S. carrier strike...
Synopsis and Key Points: China’s DF-27 is presented as an operational, conventionally armed intercontinental-range missile with an anti-ship variant designed to threaten U.S. aircraft...
Key Points and Synopsis: The Pentagon’s 2025 China Military Power Report confirms that Beijing has fielded the DF-27, a conventionally armed intercontinental ballistic missile...
Key Points and Summary – President Trump’s call for a new “Trump-class” battleship with 120 VLS cells and hypersonic missiles faces skepticism due to...
Key Points and Summary – China’s Rocket Force is portrayed as built for scale: large inventories, mobile launchers, and layered ranges designed to saturate...
Key Points and Summary – China’s DF-27 is alarming less for its speed or range than for what it blurs: the line between conventional...
Synopsis: China’s anti-access strategy in a Taiwan war hinges on denying U.S. carrier strike groups access to the Western Pacific using massed missile fire....