U.S. prepares Alaska for a possible conflict with Russia.
The U.S. military predicts that in the event of a hypothetical conflict between the United States and China or Russia in the Pacific, even the remote state of Alaska will become a battlefield. That is why the defense system for missile defense in Alaska is already being developed in advance, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defense Express.
US special operations forces are currently conducting exercises to protect Shem Island, which is part of the Aleutian Islands. During these exercises, special forces from the Special Operations Command North (SOCNORTH) are trained to destroy low-flying small targets and enemy SSO fighters that could attack the Aleutian Archipelago or even Alaska.
Shemya Island is strategically important for the defense of the northern United States. The AN / FPS-108 Cobra Dane radar, which is part of the missile defense system, is located above the horizon on this island. Shemya Island also has an airport and other elements of the airport infrastructure that allow it to receive and service heavy transport aircraft and strategic bombers.
Shem Island was of strategic importance to the United States during the Cold War as a leading defensive post against the USSR. Now the US military is also speculating that Shemya could become a battlefield in a hypothetical conflict between the United States and China or Russia in the Pacific.
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