Current Events in Asia-Pacific

Why North Korea Is Planning Long-Range Missile Flight Tests Over Japan and Toward Guam (The Diplomat)

From Flight Global [except]

The First Battle of the Next War: Wargaming a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan (CSIS, 9 January)

The Future of Chinas Expeditionary Operations (CIMSEC)

Ending Pakistan’s Export of Jihadists: The Key to Win in Afghanistan (The Globalist)

From Reuters [excerpt] CV32: This one might be especially relevant to your scenario ideas/plans, Greg.

The Philippines Is About to Give Up the South China Sea to China (Defense One) Depressing. Did China buy this guy?

The PLA Navy: New Capabilities and Missions for the 21st Century (pdf, ONI)

The Real Problem with Strikes on Mainland China (War on the Rocks blog)

From Naval War College Review, Winter 2012 The ROK's Counter-Asymmetric Strategy: Lessons from ROKS Cheonan and Yeonpyeong Island (PDF)

Breaking news, folks, doesn't look good ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8589507.stm http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/03/26/south...h-korea/?hpt=T2 http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2...000100315F.HTML

The submarine problem - deeper than meets the eye (Australian Defence Magazine)

The U.S.-China Military Scorecard: Forces, Geography, and the Evolving Balance of Power, 1996–2017 (RAND, pdf)

This is how nuclear war with North Korea would unfold (Washington Post) CV32: There is an underlying political message (of course!) but at least the scenario is interesting.

Thoughts in future H-20 Chinese stealth bomber: https://chinese-military-aviation.blogspot.com.es/p/attack-aircraft-ii.html http://thediplomat.com/2016/09/china-confirms-development-of-new-long-range-bomber/ http://china-pla.blogspot.com.es/2016_09_01_archive.html https://tiananmenstremendousachievements.wordpress.com/2016/01/06/china-to-commission-h-20-stealth-long-range-strategic-bomber-by-2020/

From Navy Times 3 Virginia-class subs to be based at Pearl By Jaymes Song - The Associated Press Posted : Friday Aug 10, 2007 8:11:44 EDT HONOLULU — Two of the newest attack submarines will join the USS Hawaii in being home-ported at Pearl Harbor as the Navy shifts its focus to the Pacific, Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, said Thursday. Inouye said the relocation of the USS North Carolina and the USS Texas from the East Coast was a policy decision made several months ago in recognition of the “strategic nature of the Pacific as compared to the Atlantic.” “I think it’s obvious the next area of concern is the Pacific region,” he said. The vessels are now…

https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2025-03-07/peoples-liberation-army-navy-vessels-operating-near-australia

The trials and tribulations of India's armed forces (The Diplomat)

Turkey Plans To Build up to 8 Frigates (DefenseNews)

From Navy Times 2 carriers in W. Pacific ahead of Taiwan vote Kyodo News Service Posted : Thursday Mar 20, 2008 8:07:03 EDT TAIPEI, Taiwan — Two U.S. aircraft carriers and accompanying vessels have been deployed to the Western Pacific just days before Taiwan’s presidential election amid heightened regional tensions, a U.S. military spokesman told Kyodo News on Thursday. Aircraft carriers Kitty Hawk and Nimitz are both “conducting scheduled, routine operations in the Western Pacific,” said Master Chief Shane Tuck, a spokesman for the U.S. Pacific Command in Hawaii. “With the Nimitz, that carrier’s deployment includes its entire carrier strike group. For t…