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The Gulf War Lesson That Explains Why America's Guam Bomber Base Is So Vulnerable

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There's a massive multi-billion dollar upgrade to infrastructure happening at Andersen Air Force Base in the US territory of Guam. The key improvement is the addition of 20 acres of concrete ramp space for open parking of US Air Force strategic platforms like the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider. On the surface, this goes against the conventional wisdom of putting high-value military platforms out in the open where they could be targeted. However, lessons learned from the first and second Gulf Wars informed this intentional choice by the Pentagon. When the American military launched its sweeping air campaign against the regime…

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