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America Should Be Prepared for a Surprise Attack from China
https://nationalinterest.org ^ | August 7, 2021 | by David Axe

Posted on 08/07/2021 9:22:18 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19

ere's What You Need to Remember: In the event of war with the United States over disputed Pacific territories, Chinese forces likely would attempt to neutralize forward-deployed U.S. forces in Japan and Guam and at sea.

The U.S. military must find ways of defeating any attempt by China to launch surprise strikes using non-nuclear weapons, analyst Sam Goldsmith argued in a new article for Naval War College Review.

“China likely would aim to confine itself to the use of conventional weapons during any potential high-intensity conflict with the United States—particularly given that China already possesses a lethal array of long-range, conventional, theater-strike options,” Goldsmith wrote in “U.S. Conventional Access Strategy: Denying China a Conventional First-Strike Capability.”

“Such a strategic, conventional, first-strike option is one that the United States should seek to deny China by developing an effective conventional access strategy.”

In the event of war with the United States over disputed Pacific territories, Chinese forces likely would attempt to neutralize forward-deployed U.S. forces in Japan and Guam and at sea, Goldsmith explained.

Next, the People’s Liberation Army would attack U.S. reinforcements heading west to the Pacific theater, Goldsmith added.

(Excerpt) Read more at nationalinterest.org ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; pearlharbor
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1 posted on 08/07/2021 9:22:18 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
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To: RomanSoldier19

It already happened after Chinese New Year 2020...bioweapon deployed worldwide.


2 posted on 08/07/2021 9:23:17 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: RomanSoldier19

China has no need to use any kind of weapon. They already own Biden and the U.S. military. The U.S. isn’t going to oppose them for the next few years at least.


3 posted on 08/07/2021 9:28:59 PM PDT by vikingd00d (chown -R us ~you/base)
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To: RomanSoldier19

already read articles recently

they would also attempt to take out pearl harbor forces


4 posted on 08/07/2021 9:30:16 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Is China injecting THEMSELVES with graphene oxide?

has everyone seen what happens to graphene oxide in a magnetic field?

What about an Electro Magnetic Pulse???


5 posted on 08/07/2021 9:32:35 PM PDT by Safrguns
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To: RomanSoldier19
"America Should Be Prepared for a Surprise Attack from China"

America Should Be Prepared for an another Surprise Attack from China

Wake up!

6 posted on 08/07/2021 9:34:40 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is another Sam Adams now that we desperately need him?)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Not MSG!


7 posted on 08/07/2021 9:39:12 PM PDT by Starstruck ( Since I'm old I don't whether I'm senile or brilliant. Or happily both.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Thank you Captain Obvious!


8 posted on 08/07/2021 9:45:35 PM PDT by Tailback
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To: RomanSoldier19

It would be suicidal for the CCP to initiate an unprovoked attack on American forces. The consequences are unthinkable. The Chinese economy would collapse.


9 posted on 08/07/2021 9:50:09 PM PDT by allendale
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To: RomanSoldier19

The biggest threat to The United States is Washington DC.


10 posted on 08/07/2021 9:52:32 PM PDT by MCF (If my home can't be my Castle, then it will be my Alamo)
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To: RomanSoldier19

They won’t have to fire a shot. All they have to do is shut down the Apple OS and the Android OS and Americans will surrender in droves if China will just PUHLEASE turn back on our cell phones.


11 posted on 08/07/2021 9:55:30 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (Chinese communism will look different once the masks come off.)
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To: SuperLuminal

It would be a great unifier for the USA. Call me a skeptic.


12 posted on 08/07/2021 9:58:14 PM PDT by sanjuanbob (Do NOT buy Chinese Products)
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To: OrangeHoof
Oh noes! No Twitter, Facebook, Tim-Tok, Instagram or ……….?

Two generations of snowflakes would off themselves in no time. No shots fired. Pure genius.

13 posted on 08/07/2021 10:00:04 PM PDT by paulcissa (Politicians want you unarmed so they can kill you.)
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To: OrangeHoof
Oh noes! No Twitter, Facebook, Tim-Tok, Instagram or ……….?

Two generations of snowflakes would off themselves in no time. No shots fired. Pure genius.

14 posted on 08/07/2021 10:00:04 PM PDT by paulcissa (Politicians want you unarmed so they can kill you.)
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To: lightman

Pretty much!


15 posted on 08/07/2021 10:01:33 PM PDT by antceecee
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To: vikingd00d

They also have ultimate leverage on our corporations who want to use their cheap labor and want to sell to their massive population. Nike CEO came out and said that China is too important to them to raise issues about human rights.

Same apparently goes for our sports teams.

The Chinese are a brutal people and China is in charge.


16 posted on 08/07/2021 10:05:12 PM PDT by Aria
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To: RomanSoldier19

...remind me how well that worked out for Imperial Japan?


17 posted on 08/07/2021 10:14:21 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Never will happen. They KNOW what will happen in response.


18 posted on 08/07/2021 10:19:07 PM PDT by Truthoverpower (Arizona !!!! Now the TRUMP TRAIN is getting back on TRACK ! TRUTH! FREEDOM ! LIBERTY! )
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To: RomanSoldier19

David Axe is certainly an interesting guy. Supports a Democrat, Joe Cunningham for SC Governor, believes in climate change, writes graphic novels, and produces horror films, aside from his writing on defense/ military.


19 posted on 08/07/2021 10:21:00 PM PDT by sockmonkey (Conservative. Not a Neocon.)
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To: lightman

20 posted on 08/07/2021 10:28:16 PM PDT by Dick Bachert
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