The aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, destroyer Russell and cruiser Bunker Hill conduct routine operations in the eastern Pacific Ocean. (MC2 Anthony Rivera/U.S. Navy)
National Interest: Why the U.S. Navy Is Preparing for a Sudden Surprise Attack
China could seek to annex Taiwan more quickly than the United States could respond.
The Navy’s USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is steaming its way into the South China Sea area as part of a longstanding, visible U.S. Navy effort to demonstrate that the United States and its allies will continue to operate and sail freely wherever international law allows.
This key message has for many years formed the basis for why the Pentagon and U.S. Navy conduct Freedom of Navigation Operations, also known as FONOPs, designed in large measure to remind China that the United States and its allies do not support China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea. Through the use of phony island-building, called “land reclamation” years ago, the Chinese have sought to fortify or reinforce territorial claims in the Spratly Island Chain in the South China Sea, areas long claimed by a range of different Southeast Asian countries to include Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and others.
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WNU Editor: It is going to be very hard in today's world to launch a surprise attack. But best to always be prepared.
