November 10, 2021
The U.S. Military Is Freaked Out China Could Attack Guam in a War
It is no surprise that the Army is sending its first cutting-edge Iron Dome missile defense technology to Guam.
by Kris Osborn
Japan and Guam might be far more vulnerable to an attack from China than either country has previously realized, according to a 2021 Defense Department report titled Military and Security Developments involving the People’s Republic of China.
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) medium-range ballistic missiles and land-attack cruise missiles (LACM) are capable of striking U.S. bases in Japan as well as key areas within the U.S. territory of Guam—possibly with land-launched Dong-Feng 26 anti-ship missile. An attack on Japan or Guam could come via land or from the ocean. Such a scenario further compounds the vulnerability of U.S. assets based at these locations given the wide range of angles, ranges and geographical locations a surface ship might be able to fire from.
“LACMs will also likely be deployable on surface platforms like the Renhai class guided-missile cruisers,” the report states.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-military-freaked-out-china-could-attack-guam-war-196005
