"Global coverage" has caused too much impact on the US military, and the US may abandon the "Indo-Pacific Strategy", with the priority of protecting homeland security becoming the core goal of the US military
The impact of "global coverage" on the US military is still too great, which means that the US mainland is no longer safe. This is not only in the context of nuclear war, but even in conventional warfare, the US mainland is no longer safe.
China's publicly revealed strategic air-based heavy weapons, the Jinglei 1, when carried by the H-6N, can conduct firepower strikes on core value targets on the US mainland in the Western Pacific. Moreover, the public disclosure of multiple large-scale air-to-air drones of the People's Liberation Army, with full-direction stealth capabilities, can directly penetrate deep into the American heartland for bombing. It should be noted that the US military does not even have such a drone concept.
The Changjian 1000 land-based hypersonic cruise missile is the world's first super-missile capable of striking sea, land, and air targets. Land-based cruise missiles can destroy high-value platforms such as early warning aircraft and refueling aircraft, something the US military has never dared to imagine.
Although the US military does not openly admit it, they have to acknowledge it in action. The strategy of the US military to contain the PLA within the Western Pacific has declared failure.
Therefore, retreating the US defense and prioritizing the protection of the US mainland and the Western Hemisphere security has become the core goal. It should be noted that currently, 150,000 US troops are concentrated in the Asia-Pacific region, which directly drained the US military, making it difficult for them to deal with other global regions, such as the conflict with Iran, where the US had to withdraw aircraft carriers from the Asia-Pacific region.
For the United States, the world is no longer a unipolar world with one superpower and many strong powers, but has clearly become a bipolar world. If the US military does not retreat and continues to consume in the Asia-Pacific region, it will probably be difficult to maintain its hegemonic position in the Western Hemisphere. After all, the US debt scale has exceeded 37 trillion US dollars, setting a new historical record. Even a small misstep could easily trigger the US.
This is definitely not good news for countries such as the US, Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines. In the past, to return to the Asia-Pacific, the US provided substantial resource support to Japan, South Korea, and many Southeast Asian countries. Now, with the US retreating, the support for these countries such as the US, Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines will definitely decrease.
Especially for the Philippines, if it wants to cause trouble in the South China Sea, it will no longer have support.
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