Biden Should Embrace South Korea’s Strategic Nondecision on the Quad
If the U.S. can seek cooperation without pushing South Korea directly into the U.S.-China crossfire, why not take that path?
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March 05, 2021
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In November 2020, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (the Quad) an informal security pact between the United States, Japan, Australia, and India that Beijing claims is anti-China conducted its first joint military exercise. The joint exercise stirred debate over the Quad’s possible evolution into a formal multilateral security alliance explicitly aimed at containing China, similar to how the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) opposed the Soviet Union. Whether the Quad will become an “Asian NATO” is a mystery, but its potential to develop as an extensive anti-China coalition is not negligible. Quad members are growing tougher against China and have reiterated a need to formalize and expand the Quad to confront
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Guam Needs a New Air-Defense System to Protect Against Chinese Missiles, US 4-Star Says
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) is moored in Apra Harbor, U.S. Naval Base Guam, after the completion of Valiant Shield 2016. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elijah G. Leinaar)
5 Mar 2021
The U.S. must upgrade defensive systems in Guam to protect Americans including a growing number of troops and military equipment there from the threat of Chinese missiles, the head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said this week.
Adm. Phil Davidson said installing a new 360-degree air-defense system in Guam would allow at least three Navy ships to take on other missions in the region. Navy destroyers equipped with a system that can search for and track incoming threats currently operate nearby to protect the U.S. territory.
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Eyeing China, Indo-Pacific Command seeks $27 billion deterrence fund March 1
An American sailor scans the horizon as the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain conducts operations at the Taiwan Strait, Dec. 30, 2020. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Markus Castaneda/U.S. Navy via AP) WASHINGTON ― U.S. military officials have outlined new spending requirements to boost deterrence against China, including new weapons, new construction and closer military-to-military collaboration with America’s allies in the region. A report from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command delivered to Congress on Monday calls for roughly $27 billion in additional spending between 2022 and 2027; with $4.6 billion for fiscal year 2022 alone. With a few key changes from last year’s proposal, the report drafted by INDOPACOM chief Adm. Philip Davidson calls for new missiles and air defenses, radar systems, staging areas, intelligence-sharing centers, supply depots and testing ranges throughout th