In any conflict with China, America’s most critical vulnerability wouldn’t be its destroyers, stealth bombers, or submarines. It would be the unglamorous network of ships, aircraft, and supply depots that keep them fighting. Logistics — the bridge between the national economy and combat forces — is the weakest link in the American deterrence system.
After decades of neglect, this bridge is crumbling, and Beijing knows it. Deterring China requires the US build up not only front-line combat forces, but also its logistical infrastructure
The US logistics enterprise is optimized for peacetime efficiency, a euphemism for cost-cutting. American maritime logistics system, essential for sustaining a fight across the vast Pacific, is particularly brittle and unprepared…more
Source breakingdefense.com
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