USS Nimitz (CVN 68) enters Apra Harbor prior to mooring at Naval Base Guam for a scheduled port visit on June 24, 2020. US Navy Photo
The defense of Guam should be the centerpiece of the Biden administration’s focus on countering threats from China in the Indo-Pacific, an expert on missile defense said Wednesday.
“Make the main thing the main thing,” Thomas Karako, director of the missile defense project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said. He stressed the island’s...
The following is the 2019 Missile Defense Review issued by the Pentagon on Jan. 17.
From the Preface
Over the course of the past half-century, the armed services of the United States have made material contributions to international stability and global prosperity. While the costs and burden of that role were not insignificant, the benefits in terms of peace and prosperity have been enormous, both for ourselves and all who share our values and ideals.
Yet, we must remind ourselves that our...
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