Good Thursday evening. This is Daniel Allott with The Hill's Top Opinions. The threat of an armed conflict in the Pacific is imminent, writes CHARLES WILLIAMS, but America's Navy is unprepared to take on China at a time of rising U.S.-Sino tensions. The Navy's ship count has declined, as has its aviation readiness. Meanwhile, China continues to build up its navy. It's not just China. Our ally South Korea is under increasing threat from the North. "Can the United States deploy a ready force to win a war in the Pacific if called upon today?" Williams asks. It's an open question. Williams, a former assistant secretary of the Navy, writes that "[l]ike a cop on the beat, we need a more visible presence to deter adversaries and increased lethality to protect our interests. We must identify and realign nonessential installations, locate the Navy's strengths in the United States and overseas to counter any threat and prioritize ship count and readiness at installation expense." More than anything, we need "a sense of urgency," Williams writes. "We don't have the luxury of bureaucratic timelines for decisions. The threat in the Indo-Pacific is looming." Read Williams's op-ed here. Not subscribed to The Hill's Top Opinions? Sign up here. |
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By MICHAEL STARR HOPKINS, founding partner at Northern Starr Strategies |
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By WILL MARSHALL, president and founder of the Progressive Policy Institute |
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