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"That said 2022/2023 window, AGAIN THAT'S RIGHT NOW, there's essentially nothing US can do to bolster posture in that timeframe." Simply moving most of our att

"That said 2022/2023 window, AGAIN THAT'S RIGHT NOW, there's essentially nothing US can do to bolster posture in that timeframe." Simply moving most of our attack subs into the theater after full weapons loadouts would massively if "silently" bolster our posture. We could also shift surface assets there. We're not going to be able to build many more Standard missiles in a 2.5 month timeframe, but we could move a lot of Arleigh Burke class destroyers into the theater and extending all the way to Guam. We might have some anti-missile equipment we could move to that island, don't know how much the war in the Ukraine has drained those. That's just off the top of my head before I go to sleep, I'm sure there's lots ore.

dirtyid 4y ago
Good points. By "posture" I meant more in terms of new capabilities in sufficient stocks or even current ordnances in sufficient stocks which by most reports I've read US is currently lacking for full spectrum PRC war (and vice versa). IMO PLA being ready for TW invasion = PLA ready for long and total confrontation with US, including an all the marbles forward deployment posture. Like if dear admiral thinks PLA delivers early & is ready, then that implies PLA is prepared for whatever US can pre-position forward. Including mature ASW capabilities + huge seabed sensor suits to deal with ~6-9 on duty+training SSGNs and all the antiship capabilites to deal with however many CSGs USN can surge. If he really thinks PLA is ready to fight near term, then the PLA is much further along than the typical bullish PLA watchers.