Mar 30, 2011
“The assumption that U.S. bases in Guam, Japan and elsewhere will be secure from attack is in question. The Chinese military is fielding ballistic and cruise missile systems and a number of other capabilities designed to destroy most key facilities,” Mahnken also testified.
http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/20 ... es-033011/Since World War II, the United States has relied on a system of forward bases to deter adversaries and reassure allies, Mahnken said. Guam has frequently been called “the tip of the spear.”
Now in doubt, he told lawmakers, is the notion that on Guam — or anywhere else in the Western Pacific — the U.S. will “enjoy an operational sanctuary in space.”
Kuidas siin meie Euroopa nurgas on lood USA mõistega operational sanctuary in space vs raketid? Ämari (Leningradi oblast), Poola (Kaliningrad)?