April 1, 2015
In this testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, Dr. Evan Montgomery discusses the implications of China’s offensive missile force. He argues that in the face of an eroding conventional military advantage in the Western Pacific, the United States faces acute challenges to its forward defense posture. Fielding offensive missile forces might partially ameliorate this problem, enhancing deterrence and improving crisis stability. While the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia prohibits the United States from testing and deploying surface-to-surface ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges between 500 and 5,500 kilometers, Russia has not complied with the Treaty’s restrictions and China is not a party to the Treaty. Withdrawing from or revising the Treaty could bolster U.S. Western Pacific defense posture and potentially drive a wedge between China and Russia.Download PDF
2 comments:
The thing is if the US aint a threat to the security of China,
The Pla wont be building so many missiles.
Future options to preserve forward defence is a charade to put US offensive power in China's backyard.That will provoke the PLA to invest in more and longer range,faster and more deadly missiles.
So the PLA missile threat must be degraded or better still neutralized 100% so that US ships can operate in a safe environment to attack China.
How naïve. The Chinese are building up the capability to defend China.Heck in the past US carriers could flaunt their naval power even in the Taiwan Straits and there was nothing the Chinese could do unless it wants China to be destroyed.
FF2015.As for future options for the US ,etc,etc,rest assured the PLA will be developing even more deadly missiles until the US realizes it can not act with impunity.This is the stark truth
and the price for prevailing over China will reach astronomical proportion unlike the Vietnam war.
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