The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn approaches the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt for a replenishment-at-sea on Jan 14, 2021 in the Indo-Pacific area. Photo: Handout
China’s ability to invade Taiwan ‘much closer than most think’, US Indo-Pacific Command nominee says
- ‘We have to take this on, put those deterrence capabilities like [the Pacific Deterrence Initiative] in place in the near term and with urgency,’ admiral says
- ‘Conventional deterrence to avoid crisis or conflict is certainly the main effort as I would see it,’ he adds
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn approaches the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt for a replenishment-at-sea on Jan 14, 2021 in the Indo-Pacific area. Photo: Handout
