US To Build £8bn Super Base On Pacific Island Of Guam -- The TelegraphThe US is building an £8 billion super military base on the Pacific island of Guam in an attempt to contain China's military build-up.
The expansion will include a dock for a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, a missile defence system, live-fire training sites and the expansion of the island's airbase. It will be the largest investment in a military base in the western Pacific since the Second World War, and the biggest spend on naval infrastructure in decades.
However, Guam residents fear the build-up could hurt their ecosystem and tourism-dependent economy.
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My Comment: With Japan making their intentions known on what they want to do with the American presence on Okinawa, the logical step for the U.S. to go to (retreat to) is Guam. Hence .... the buildup.
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