Sunday, May 14, 2023

U.S. Rushing To Build Anti-Missile Defense Systems On Guam

Asia Times: US readying for Chinese hypersonic attack on Guam 

 Pentagon plans massive upgrade of strategic island’s missile defenses but it may be too little, too late against China’s ‘Guam killer’ missiles Guam’s missile defenses are slated for a massive upgrade, hardening US military facilities housed on the strategic Pacific island against potential Chinese and North Korean attacks. 

The Pentagon is taking the initial steps to provide Guam with a persistent missile defense system that gives 360-degree coverage against Chinese and North Korean missile threats, USNI News reported.  

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Update #1: Pentagon Starts Work to Build Ballistic Missile Defense Capability in Guam (USNI News)  

Update #2: Pentagon to Expand US Air Defenses in Guam (Libertarian Institute) 

WNU Editor: To me it is a given that in the event of a shooting war, Guam, because of its strategic importance to the US military in the Pacific, will be a primary target. I guess the Pentagon just figured it out.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Key word being 'upgrade'.

I'm sure they figured it out a long time ago, Editor.

Anonymous said...

Paranoid above

Anonymous said...

old news