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is deploying a large number of warships around the Middle East. The problem is that these deployments are incompatible with the effective deterrence of. And with a shipbuilding capacity 200 times greater than that of the U.S. Navy, the Chinese navy is pumping out large numbers of capable warships including its exceptional Renhai class guided-missile cruisers.
, are doing so off the Lebanese coast. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and three supporting vessels are also off the Lebanese coast. Two destroyers, the USScarrier strike group and moved to the Red Sea, improving their ability to intercept ballistic missiles launched from the Houthis in Yemen against Israel. The cruiser USSThese deployments reflect intelligence suggesting Iran and its proxies and partners are about to launch a multi-pronged attack on Israel.
Time is unlikely to be on America’s side as it grapples with China’s growing threat. That means bold, once-unthinkable actions are now necessary. Foreign allies such as Japan and South Korea must be paid to do what the Navy and its suppliers cannot do and build new warships for the U.S. on time and at cost. Here, the Navy must sacrifice ideal designs for designs that can work.
That waste underlines another once-unthinkable requirement. Namely, that Congress must start putting national security before local cronyism. Politicians such as
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