Avoiding Disaster in the Pacific: Taking a Clear-Eyed View of U.S. Challenges in a Major War with China

Abstract

This article argues that the US joint force would be badly disadvantaged across the classical operational factors of time, space, and force in a major conflict in East Asia with China's military. It further argues that, despite some encouraging developments both at home and abroad in terms of redressing US military shortfalls and growing allied capacity, this imbalance in a regional war is likely to endure for the rest of the decade and potentially beyond.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 12, 2023
Accession Number
AD1210184

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People

  • George P. Manson

Organizations

  • Naval War College

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Department Of Defense
  • Foreign Policy
  • Geography
  • Hypersonic Weapons
  • Information Operations
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Japan
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Operations
  • Munitions
  • National Security
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Security
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Economics
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies

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  • Space