Navy missile defense system could be used to protect Guam from Chicom attack

EurAsian Times:

US Could Deploy Aegis Missile Defense System To Protect Guam From Chinese Attack

The United States is planning to deploy the deadly Aegis Ballistic Missile Defence System in Guam in preparation of an attack with China. As Sino-American tensions continue to escalate, experts suspect that the island of Guam could be targeted by Beijing.

Phil Davidson, the US Navy admiral in charge of Indo-Pacific Command was the latest to voice his concern. He says that an attack by Chinese could remove from the map the U.S. Air Force’s main Pacific base for bombers and other heavy warplanes.

To protect the US base in Guam, the US should deploy the Aegis missile-defence system on Guam., he says. Aegis Ashore could function as “the backbone of [a] homeland defence system” for the territory, Davidson told reporters on Wednesday.

Guam lies 1,800 miles from China in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It’s close enough from the Asian mainland to function as a base for bombers, tankers and intelligence aircraft, but far enough to be a tough target for all but the most sophisticated attackers.

The unincorporated territory is also home to the Anderson Air Base. Its long runways and extensive aprons could accommodate hundreds of aircraft. Chinese military planners are well aware of the base’s value to the United States. They’ve spent decades devising means to attack it.
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When I was wounded in combat in Vietnam I was evacuated to a Navy hospital in Guam and spent a few weeks there in August of 1968.  Guam is an attractive tropical island with beautiful beaches and mountainous jungles.  It has been a base for US military operations since it was acquired in the Spanish American war.  It is considered a vital base in the Pacific.