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Island Chains: Can the U.S.'s Cold War Strategy Still Contain China?
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Experts have told Newsweek that the island chain strategy, which was formulated by the United States during the Cold War, remains relevant today in containing Washington's nea...
By Tom Shugart
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‘Invasion’ Barges and Deep-Sea Cable Cutters: Why New Chinese Maritime Tech Is Spooking Defense Watchers
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From a chain of massive barges stretching from a Chinese beach into the sea, to a powerful new design for cutting undersea cables at record depths, China’s latest maritime inn...
By Tom Shugart
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The Warship That Shows Why the U.S. Navy Is Falling Behind China
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When a Wisconsin shipyard won the contract to build a new class of Navy frigate in 2020, the project was meant to address an embarrassing reality: The U.S. is now the global l...
By Tom Shugart
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Bridge-Forming Barges Could Speed Up a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan, Experts Say
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China has built at least six barges capable of forming a bridge hundreds of feet long, an ability that could play a key role in a potential invasion of Taiwan, according to de...
By Tom Shugart
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China Holds Landing Exercise with ‘Invasion Barges’ In South China Sea
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China appears to be conducting amphibious landing exercises with specially built vessels at a beach on the South China Sea, the sort of practice it would conduct if it was con...
By Tom Shugart
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North Korea to Have First Early Warning Aircraft, Satellite Image Shows
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North Korea “appears close to completing its first airborne early warning aircraft,” a significant upgrade for its air force, said U.S.-based research website 38 North, citing...
By Tom Shugart
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Trump Wants Attack Subs. The Rest of the $50 Billion Pentagon Budget Shuffle Is a Question Mark for the Navy.
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A $50 billion funding shift ordered by President Donald Trump's new defense secretary makes attack submarines a priority but raises questions for the rest of the Navy....
By Tom Shugart
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U.S. Ally To Put More Missiles Near China's Coast
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Japan plans to deploy anti-air missiles on the front line of China-Taiwan tensions, Tokyo's defense chief says....
By Tom Shugart
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What China’s First Type 054B Stealth Frigate Says About Military Edge over U.S.
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By Tom Shugart
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U.S. Submarine Awarded for National Security Missions in 'Hostile' Waters
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A United States nuclear-powered submarine was awarded for conducting missions vital to national security in the "hostile and challenging" waters of the Western Pacific Ocean....
By Tom Shugart
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‘Built Extremely Quickly’: New China Pics Making Experts Sweat
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It’s long been considered the final “red flag” for Beijing’s intentions to invade Taiwan....
By Tom Shugart
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USAF’s ‘Aircraft Shelter Gap’ with China Creates a Flaw in Deterrence: Report
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Pouring concrete to make hardened shelters for aircraft on the ground may not be as sexy as building next-generation fighter jets, but it may be just as important for the U.S....
By Tom Shugart
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A Cut Undersea Internet Cable Is Making Taiwan Worried About ‘Gray Zone’ Tactics from Beijing
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When a Taiwanese telecoms company detected that an international undersea cable was damaged earlier this month, it worked to divert internet traffic from the broken line to ke...
By Tom Shugart
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Key Developments in South China Sea in 2025: Rising Tensions, Military Activities, and Territorial Disputes
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The South China Sea remains one of the world's most volatile geopolitical hotspots, with escalating tensions and territorial disputes involving China and its neighbouring coun...
By Tom Shugart
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South China Sea: 5 Things to Watch in 2025
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The South China Sea has become one of the world’s most perilous geopolitical hot spots in recent years, with China stepping up the reinforcement of its expansive claims and co...
By Tom Shugart
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Lockheed Martin to Enhance U.S. Navy MK 48 Torpedo in $245M Deal
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Lockheed Martin has clinched a $245-million contract extension from the US Naval Sea Systems Command for the MK 48 Guidance and Control (G&C) program. The G&C componen...
By Tom Shugart
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Satellite Photo Shows New Activity at China's Underground Submarine Base
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Satellite imagery appears to have captured the activation of a possible damage control system at an underground submarine base for Chinese nuclear-powered submarines operating...
By Tom Shugart
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Satellite Imagery Shows Mystery Ship Built in China amid Breakneck Naval Expansion
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China appears to have built a new and unusual aircraft carrier, intriguing experts with a potentially first-of-its-kind vessel that could further increase Beijing’s rapidly ex...
By Tom Shugart
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China Built a $50 Billion Military Stronghold in the South China Sea
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Hainan, a palm-fringed island known as China’s Hawaii, sits in the warm tropical waters of the South China Sea east of Vietnam. It’s a popular tourist destination with soft-sa...
By Tom Shugart
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Vietnam Builds Airstrip on Reclaimed Island in South China Sea
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The latest satellite imagery has revealed a new airstrip taking shape on Barque Canada reef, an artificial island developed by Vietnam in the disputed Spratly archipelago in t...
By Tom Shugart
