Air Force Bomber Flies in Pacific Drills As China Threatens US Ally
An American bomber was dispatched for an exercise with Japanese fighter aircraft to strengthen their joint combat capabilities as the United States ally faces threats from China, which has warned Tokyo not to intervene if Beijing moves against Taiwan. The Chinese Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Why It Matters […]
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Taiwan Readies Soldiers, Civilians for Largest China Invasion Drills
Taiwan began preparations this week for its annual Han Kuang military exercise in response to what its government describes as escalating military pressure from China. The war games—scheduled to last 10 days and nine nights from July 9—are to be the largest ever across Taiwan proper and its outlying islands, officials said. More than 22,000 […]
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North Korea Launches Several Ballistic Missiles after US Drills
By John Feng is Newsweek’s contributing editor for Asia based in Taichung, Taiwan. His focus is on East Asian politics. He has covered foreign policy and defense matters, especially in relation to U.S.-China ties and cross-strait relations between China and Taiwan. John joined Newsweek in 2020 after reporting in Central Europe and the United Kingdom. […]
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US Fires Minuteman III Missile in Nuclear Drills After Adversaries
The United States military test-launched an unarmed, but nuclear-capable, intercontinental ballistic missile from California over the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday. The Minuteman III ICBM was fired at 11:01 p.m. Pacific Time from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California during an operational test. The U.S. Space Force said the test showed the nation’s ICBM fleet […]
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