Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
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....
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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....
Key Points and Summary – A New York Times editorial cites a Pentagon “Overmatch” brief arguing China has built decisive redundancy in key military...
Key Points and Summary – China is racing to expand its aircraft carrier fleet, but its real bet is on land-, air-, and sea-launched...
Key Points and Summary – China’s naval strategy around aircraft carriers is not contradictory, even if it looks that way. -Beijing fields DF-21D and...
Key Points and Summary – Satellite images from western China have revealed full-scale mockups of U.S. aircraft carriers and destroyers laid out on rails...
Key Points and Summary – The Navy’s DDG(X) is being designed for a Pacific war defined by missiles, drones, and lasers. -Larger than today’s...
Key Points and Summary – The Ford-class aircraft carriers sit at the center of a bitter debate about the future of U.S. sea power....
Key Points: Guam, a strategic U.S. military hub in the Indo-Pacific, is key to countering China’s growing aggression toward Taiwan and neighboring regions. -Hosting...
Summary and Key Points: China’s expanding arsenal of medium and intermediate-range ballistic missiles (MRBMs/IRBMs), like the Dongfeng series, poses a significant threat to US...
China has amassed a hulking arsenal of long-range ballistic weaponry that boasts significant destructive potential. In addition to sheer firepower, China’s ballistic missiles also...