Could US Marines sustain a war with China? Officers warn of Pacific weaknesses

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US Marine officers and independent analysts warn that forces deployed across the western Pacific may struggle to sustain operations in a conflict with China. Key concerns include logistics, moving missile batteries, and securing allied permission to launch operations from their territory.

US Marines deployed across the western Pacific could struggle to sustain their forces, move missile batteries and secure permission to launch operations from allied territory in a conflict with China, according to assessments by Marine Corps officers and independent analysts. Writing separately in the November issue of the US Naval Institute’s Proceedings journal, retired lieutenant general Stephen Sklenka and serving Lieutenant Colonel Merritt Mitchell identified vulnerabilities in the...