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Calls for Tougher U.S. Bunkers, Hangars Go Back Years, Analysts Say
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“People are asking the valid question: What on earth was this half-billion dollar airplane doing sitting right out in the open, where commercial satellite imagery can see exac...
By Tom Shugart
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How China Uses Commercial Ships to Pressure Taiwan Without Firing a Shot
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Thomas Shugart, a former U.S. Navy officer and senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, said the pattern was unprecedented. "If you can put hundreds or even th...
By Tom Shugart
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China Deploying Fighter Jets-Turned Drones Near Taiwan
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"Large numbers of these coming across the Strait in conjunction with other strike aircraft or cruise missiles could help in overwhelming Taiwanese—and potentially U.S. and Jap...
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Middle East Security
Military Briefing: How Mines Could Tighten Iran’s Gulf Chokehold“There is a huge asymmetry between mine laying and mine clearing, because one is much easier than the other,” said Tom Shugart, a former submarine commander at the Center for ...
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Middle East Security
$4.2m U.S. Torpedo Detonates Under Iranian Warship in Historic ‘No Mercy’ StrikeA multi-million-dollar U.S. Navy torpedo detonated underneath an Iranian warship in a nighttime submarine strike off Sri Lanka’s southern coast — an attack, War Secretary Pete...
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Middle East Security
Why Iran’s Warship ‘Didn’t Have a Chance’ Against a Los Angeles-Class SubmarineThe U.S. military’s operations against Iran reached a new level of intensity on Tuesday when an American submarine torpedoed an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean, marking th...
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
China’s First Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier Will Challenge U.S. Sea PowerNew satellite imagery obtained by Newsweek shows work advancing on China’s fourth aircraft carrier, with defense analysts increasingly convinced the vessel will be nuclear-pow...
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Middle East Security
What Iran’s Naval Exercise with China and Russia in the Strait of Hormuz Actually MeansAs the U.S. flows assets toward the Middle East, including the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (CSG) now reportedly off the Moroccan coast, Iran, China and Russia will hol...
By Tom Shugart
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How Trump Revived Gunboat Diplomacy
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The message to the Islamic Republic is unmistakable: submit to US demands or face the wrath of the world’s most powerful navy....
By Tom Shugart
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As Naval Combat Evolves, There Will Be Few ‘Safe Havens’ in a Future War
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The Navy has been heavily involved in combat operations in recent years, including two lengthy campaigns against Houthi rebels in Yemen, during which sailors were pitted again...
By Tom Shugart
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Behind China’s Race to Build Aircraft-Carriers
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Just before Christmas, the Pentagon quietly released its annual report on the Chinese armed forces. The public document, based on classified intelligence assessments, was quic...
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Thousands of Chinese Fishing Boats Quietly Form Vast Sea BarriersChina quietly mobilized thousands of fishing boats twice in recent weeks to form massive floating barriers of at least 200 miles long, showing a new level of coordination that...
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
Chinese Military Threat Grows, According to Pentagon ReportChairman Xi Jinping continues to invest heavily in the People's Liberation Army (PLA), as China's military approaches his 2027 "centennial military building goal"....
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
China’s Plans to Dominate at Sea in 2026China, a top maritime rival of the United States, is expected to continue rapid naval modernization and expand its presence at sea in the new year, following the fielding of n...
By Tom Shugart
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China Aircraft Carriers Set to Outnumber U.S. in Pacific by 2035: Analysts
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China may have more aircraft carriers in the Pacific than the U.S. by 2035, analysts' assessment following a Department of Defense report indicates, underscoring the strong mo...
By Tom Shugart
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How China Built an Arms Industry to Rival the West
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In 2016, Beijing launched a new aerospace conglomerate called Aero Engine Corp. of China. It had a challenging mandate: to develop top-line aircraft engines, a technology Chin...
By Tom Shugart
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U.S. Submarines Are Outnumbered in the Pacific. South Korea Has a Plan to Help
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South Korea wants to join the undersea naval elite – and has received the blessing of U.S. President Donald Trump to do just that....
By Tom Shugart
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security
See How a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Could UnfoldFive miles off Taiwan’s coast, ZTD-05 amphibious vehicles roll out of ships and zip over the water amid a hail of artillery fire. The Chinese soldiers inside have their orders...
By Tom Shugart
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China’s Shadow Navy Trains to Take Taiwan
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China is mobilizing an armada of civilian ships that could help in an invasion of Taiwan – a mission that could surpass the Second World War’s Normandy landings....
By Tom Shugart
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The Missiles Threatening Taiwan
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China is transforming parts of its east coast into a platform for potential missile strikes against Taiwan and the nearby seas. The buildup is a vital part of the Chinese lead...
By Tom Shugart
