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Military Times: ‘The homeland is no longer a sanctuary’ amid rising near-peer threats, NORTHCOM commander says
NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. “homeland is no longer a sanctuary,” according to the four-star general in charge of both U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command.
Air Force Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy ended a speech at the 140th National Guard Association conference in New Orleans this weekend with a warning that the era of great power competition doesn’t leave the U.S. mainland uncontested.
Peer-level adversaries are probing U.S. defenses in multiple domains, and the continental United States is well within their sights.
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WNU Editor: Truth be told .... the U.S. homeland has never been a sanctuary. The former Soviet Union had the ability to hit all targets in the U.S. during the Cold War, and 9/11 showed everyone that the U.S. was not immune to major terror attacks.
the earth is doomed people all there is, is your holy soul.
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