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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
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U.S. Submarine Earns Highest Military Honor for Spying on America's Enemies
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The USS Washington, a conventionally armed 7,900-ton Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for "outstanding performance in action wh...
By Tom Shugart
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Iran’s Massive Missile Strike on Israel Is Just a Fraction of What China Could Do
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The differences between Iran's attack and a potential Chinese missile strike are probably best understood in terms of scale, sophistication, and intent. A Chinese missile stri...
By Tom Shugart
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China Nuclear Sub Sank in Its Dock, U.S. Officials Say
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Thomas Shugart, a former US Navy submariner and an analyst at the Center for a New American Security, first noticed the incident involving the submarine in July. He told the B...
By Tom Shugart
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China’s Newest Nuclear Submarine Sank, Setting Back Its Military Modernization
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The first public indication that something was amiss at the shipyard near Wuhan came in the summer when Thomas Shugart, a former U.S. submarine officer and an adjunct senior f...
By Tom Shugart
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Cambodian Naval Base Could Accommodate Chinese Submarines: Analyst
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A new dry dock that could be used to service Chinese submarines has been added to Ream naval base in southern Cambodia, a U.S. military analyst said. The construction of a new...
By Tom Shugart
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Record Number of Chinese Warships Operating in Cambodia
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Cambodia’s defense ministry has praised joint activities with China for enhancing its military’s capabilities as well as its combat skills. The Golden Dragon 2024 exercise is...
By Tom Shugart
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China Has a Lot More Missiles — with U.S. Warships and Bases in Its Sights
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The "dramatic expansion" of the Chinese missile arsenal, especially MRBMs and IRBMs, is designed to threaten US forces and allies across the Indo-Pacific region, Thomas Shugar...
By Tom Shugart
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China's Coast Guard: The Tip of Xi's Spear
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"There are no easy answers [to gray zone warfare]. China has dedicated enormous resources to making itself into the world's premier maritime power by most measures," said Tom ...
By Tom Shugart
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China’s Shipyards Are Ready for a Protracted War. America’s Aren’t.
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“The scale [of China’s shipbuilding] is just almost hard to fathom,” said Thomas Shugart, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security whose research foc...
By Tom Shugart
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The ‘Crown Jewel’ of the Chinese Military Appears to Have a Serious Corruption Problem, but the U.S. Can’t Afford to Bet on Its Missiles All Being Defective
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"The rocket force is the center of gravity for the Chinese military," Tom Shugart, a former US Navy officer who is now an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New America...
By Tom Shugart
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How Building Fake Aircraft Carriers and Destroyers in the Desert Could Be Helping China Better Threaten the U.S. Navy
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It is not surprising the Chinese would develop a mock-up of the new carrier, Tom Shugart, a former US Navy submarine commander who's now an adjunct senior fellow at the Center...
By Tom Shugart
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What Are Chinese Vessels Doing at Ream?
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The Ream Naval Base News released some photos of the course’s opening ceremony showing Chinese crew, both in uniform and plain clothed, sitting among Cambodian military staff....
By Tom Shugart
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How Chinese Aggression Is Increasing the Risk of War in the Taiwan Strait
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Despite the Chinese efforts at unpredictability, the sheer scale of mobilization necessary to invade Taiwan means a sneak attack would be very difficult without American intel...
By Tom Shugart
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China's Senior Officials Formally Banished From Elite Politics
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"While Li Shangfu's removal is certainly interesting given other recent high-level removals in the PRC's national security apparatus, I doubt that it will have much effect in ...
By Tom Shugart
