Guam: A Critical Line of Defense—Threats and Means to Deter and Defend
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By James Bosbotinis, Harris S. Fried & David Shank
August 06, 2021
James Bosbotinis, Harris S. Fried, David Shank, Guam: A Critical Line of Defense–Threats and Means to Deter and Defend, No. 498, August 4, 2021
Given the shifting global balance of power from the Euro-Atlantic to the Indo-Pacific, highlighted by the rise of China, the island territory of Guam, part of the Marianas in the western Pacific, forms a central component of U.S. strategy in the region.
Hosting multiple military facilities, in particular Andersen Air Force Base and Naval Base Guam, which is home to four Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) and various other units operating in the Indo-Pacific. Andersen Air Force Base provides a key hub for U.S. airpower in the Indo-Pacific, including hosting bomber deployments, and would be critical to any contingency in the region.
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