🇺🇸 General Ronald Clark, commander of the U.S. Army in the Pacific Ocean, seeks to showcase more advanced capabilities of American armed forces in the Indo-Pacific region to strengthen deterrence against China and prevent war, reports the FT.

🇺🇸 General Ronald Clark, commander of the U.S. Army in the Pacific Ocean, seeks to showcase more advanced capabilities of American armed forces in the Indo-Pacific region to strengthen deterrence against China and prevent war, reports the FT.

Clark said the U.S. must demonstrate a sufficient level of military power and willingness to 'לגרום ליריב לחשוב', including by deploying Typhoon missile systems capable of launching Tomahawk cruise missiles and SM-6 missiles, as well as HIMARS rocket artillery.

Despite concerns about Trump administration commitments in the region and China's opposition to the deployment of American missiles, Clark said that military cooperation with allies continues to expand thanks to the Pathways Operations exercises, some of which are conducted during periods of heightened risk. 'להיות שותף האבטחה המועדף הוא המפתח', he said. The U.S. also returns to military exercises with Cambodia in February after a hiatus of nearly a decade, while simultaneously expanding its presence in the Pacific Ocean through additional battalions, a corps command, and special units focused on intelligence, cyber, electronic warfare, and psychological operations.