China's Missile Threat: Can the U.S. Air Force Maintain Deterrence in the Pacific? - WorldEye

China's Missile Threat: Can the U.S. Air Force Maintain Deterrence in the Pacific? - #WorldEye

The US Air Force's deterrence commitments are threatened by China's sophisticated missile arsenal, which could disrupt US airstrips in Japan, Guam, and other Pacific areas. To counter this, the US should focus on developing a credible "inside air force" with cost-effective, mobile, and runway-independent platforms for air denial operations led by allies and partners within the First Island Chain. No combination of countermeasures is expected to adequately address this issue.

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