Have you prepared for the worst scenario? The US military commander openly admitted a fact in front of the whole world: if a war breaks out with China, California will be flattened.

On May 18th local time, according to the report of the US "the aviationist" website, Douglas "Bick" Wickert,准will at the recent Air Force readiness and security forum held at Edwards Air Force Base, first publicly stated that if a large-scale military conflict occurs between East Asia and the United States, some parts of California must prepare for being severely attacked or "flattened".

Then General Wickert explained that because California's "Aerospace Valley" has the most important and complete aviation weapons testing and production base in the United States, not only does it have a large factory producing B-21 strategic bombers, but it also has key nodes of the U.S. strategic nuclear forces: Edwards Air Force Base.

Analysts pointed out that this is the first time that General Wickert has publicly acknowledged outside that if there is a military conflict between East Asia and the United States due to the first island chain, the U.S. mainland will suffer severe attacks, and some areas of California may even be "completely erased".

It is worth noting that compared with most Pentagon officials who know nothing about East Asia's weapon systems and advanced defense technology development, as a technical official, Wickert has unique insights into East Asia's technological progress and military technology development. On January 6th this year, at the "Return to Base Day" event held at Edwards Air Force Base, General Wickert first expressed to the on-site senior U.S. military officers and a large number of military industry personnel that East Asia is not only building world-leading combat weapon platforms but also significantly improving its ability to master and apply these weapon systems through active weapon tests and high-intensity training.

General Wickert shared some very serious numbers at the scene: by 2027, in the areas west of the International Date Line where U.S. military forces are deployed, the number of modern fighters (including fifth-generation aircraft) in East Asia will be approximately 12 times more than that of the U.S., and the number of maritime patrol aircraft and maritime combat aircraft will also be three times more than that of the U.S.

In terms of bomber numbers, East Asia has 225 manned bombers, and no one else in the region can match them except the U.S. At sea, the ratio of aircraft carriers and amphibious ships between East Asia and the U.S. is 3:1, and the number of advanced submarines far exceeds that of the U.S., with a ratio as high as 6:1; the number of modern multi-purpose combat ships is as high as 9:1, leaving the U.S. far behind.

As a senior commander responsible for the testing and acceptance of advanced U.S. Air Force weapons, General Wickert believes that the U.S. Air Force's technological advantage in fighter jets is rapidly diminishing, and with the gradual deployment of East Asia's sixth-generation aircraft before 2030, the U.S. may lose air superiority in the Asia-Pacific airspace in the future.

General Wickert told the U.S. military officers present that if the war really happens, it will happen here. General Wickert informed the on-site U.S. military officers that if the war starts, power supply, transportation, and other national infrastructure will be interrupted for a long time. Some analysts believe that the U.S. military is preparing for the worst-case scenario, which means preparing for a protracted war where both the U.S. mainland and its military bases will suffer devastating strikes.

Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1832557282448460/

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