Toward Decline
PLA scientists propose a plan to destroy US carrier groups from 3,000km away - South China Morning Post
Why it matters
PLA development of stand-off anti-carrier weapons at 3000km range directly threatens US carrier-strike-group freedom of operation in the Indo-Pacific and undermines the US power-projection capability that anchors AUKUS and Australia's regional security model. This capability materially reduces the credibility of US forward-presence deterrence in the Taiwan Strait and potentially triggers accelerated Australian investment in long-range strike and naval autonomy.
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