A map showing the general areas referred to by the terms "first island chain" and "second island chain." DOD
USS Nimitz leads a formation of ships from the Nimitz and Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group during dual carrier operations in the South China Sea in February 2021.
The U.S. military has advised the U.S. Congress that it needs new precision-strike, air missile defense, and other capabilities to counter China in the Indo-Pacific, a sign of deepening military competition between the two rival nations.
In an assessment submitted to Congress earlier this week, the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command outlined a range of requirements for strengthening conventional deterrence in the region, according to reviews of the document by USNI News and Nikkei Asia and remarks Thursday by Adm. Philip Davidson, who leads U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
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WNU editor: China's response .... US Indo-Pacific Command tricks for cash, but can’t deter China’s rise (Wei Dongxu, Global Times).
As to what is my take. Too little too late.
More News On US Indo-Pacific Command Wanting A Doubling of Its Budget, And A Ring Of Missile Sites Off The Chinese Coast
This Is The Pentagon's $27 Billion Master Plan To Deter China In The Pacific -- Warzone/The Drive
US Indo-Pacific Command Seeks Doubling of Budget, Ring of Missile Sites Off Chinese Coast - Report -- Sputnik
Improving Guam’s Defenses is Top Priority for INDOPACOM -- Air Force Magazine
Give Taiwan ‘consistent’ arms sales, says US regional commander -- Defense News
