U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Wants $27 Billion And A Network Of Missile Sites To Deter China

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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