This briefing provides images of the challenges facing the US and its allies in shaping an effective defense and security strategy in the 21st century.
7. China, Korea and Western Pacific EEZs
The Map shows the pattern of maritime appropriation across the
Western pacific and well illustrates the importance of the EEZs, and the
shrinkage of “open” sea,”
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10. The Bulk of Trade from the Pacific to the US
Goes Via the Great Circle Routes
14. Strait of Malacca
The strait is the main shipping channel between the Indian Ocean and
the Pacific Ocean, linking major Asian economies such as
India, China, Japan and South Korea
23. F-35 and Pacific Strategy
Shaping a Core Lynchpin
Networked Fleet Significant Interoperaability
Enabling the Wolfpack Economy of Force, Scalability
and Reachback as Core
Elements of New Approach
The Inversion of the Tactical Multiple and Diversified
With the Strategic Basing
A Globally Sustained Fleet
24. F-35 as Allied Pacific
Lynchpin
Hubs and
Training Ranges Hubs Pacific Dynamic Distances Covered
Japan Hawaii
Australia Approximately 25 Thousand
Singapore Guam
Canada Miles of Perimeter Coverage
South Korea Alaska
Notas do Editor
PRC military theorists refer to two “island chains” along China’s maritime perimeter. The First Island Chain includes Taiwan and the Ryuku Islands, the Second Island Chain extends from Japan to Guam.
Taiwan Strait SAM and SRBM Coverage. This map depicts notional coveragebased on the range of land and sea-based missile systems, including advanced SAMsthat China would likely employ in a Taiwan conflict.A single PLA Navy destroyer is used to illustrate the range of sea-based SAM coverage. Actual air defense coverage would be non-contiguous and dependent upon precise deployment sites. If deployed near the TaiwanStrait, the S-300’s extended range provides the PLA’s SAM force with an offensive capability against Taiwan aircraft.
The Chinese threat to Japan as seen in the Japanese 2012 White Paper, a threat when combined with North Korea creates the need for a “dynamic” defense of Japan.