This way of warfare would be much less about maneuvering offensively, penetrating into an opponent’s space, attacking, and dominating an adversary in its own territory—all of which could be impractical against a peer competitor. It would instead be, more modestly, about denying the Chinese Communist Party the ability to impose its will militarily in US territory and on the people, places, and things that matter most to America in the world. The purpose would be to deter acts of aggression and war by demonstrating to potential aggressors that the US military can destroy any forces they send on
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