As the wind and waves in the South China Sea became stronger and stronger, the United States, which had been watching the fire from across the shore and instigating the Philippines to make trouble, finally showed its fangs. As early as when the United States and the Philippines strengthened military cooperation and continued to open up and share Philippine military bases, the international community generally believed that the US military had malicious intentions and was making secret deployments against China. Sure enough, recently, the US military finally put a series of plans on the surface.
The U.S. Army Pacific has publicly announced that the U.S. Army's 1st Multi-Domain Task Force has deployed an intermediate-range missile system in northern Luzon, Philippines. Taking advantage of the terrain, the US missiles directly brought the mainland's East China Sea, the South China Sea, and the vast coastal developed cities into the scope of their strikes.
The reason why the US military deployed medium-range missiles this time has a huge deterrent effect is because it has taken advantage of the Philippines' proximity to Taiwan Island and the South China Sea. Of the nine major military bases the Philippines has opened to the United States, five are on Luzon alone. Luzon Island is originally "across the sea" from the Chinese island of Taiwan, and there is a military base on it that is only 400 kilometers away from the island. Therefore, the US military has always regarded the Philippines as an important link in the "island chain strategy." In the past two years, seeing that the PLA's actions in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait have become more and more frequent, the US military has begun to cross the red line and directly deploy intermediate-range missile systems at military bases in front of the attack.
The "Typhon" medium-range missile system deployed by the US military this time consists of three parts: a command center, a vehicle system, and a launch device. In the launch unit alone, the US military is equipped with four, which can be compatible with the "Tomahawk" strategic cruise missile, the "Standard SM-6" anti-missile missile, the "Dark Eagle" hypersonic ballistic missile, etc. It can be said that almost all of the long-range strike weapons in service of the US military can be launched by the "Typhon" medium-range missile system. Take the US military's Tomahawk cruise missile, for example, which has a range of more than 1,600 kilometers. This also means that in the event of a military conflict between China and the United States, the US military can completely blockade the Luzon Strait, and the "Typhon" medium-range missile system, combined with a variety of long-range missiles, can not only directly hit the PLA's sea targets and major military bases in the East China Sea and the South China Sea, but also pose a threat to the vast coastal areas of the mainland.
What is even more serious is that with the completion of the deployment of the "Typhon" medium-range missile system, the "anti-missile network" built by the US military in the surrounding areas of the mainland has been further improved. At present, South Korea already has the US military's THAAD and "Patriot," the US military's "Pave Claw" long-range radar with a detection range of up to 5,000 kilometers on the island of Taiwan, and the US military's AN/TPY-2 early warning radar on Japan.
It can be said that in the entire Asia-Pacific region, the long-range strike and defense system of the US military has begun to take shape, which not only poses a huge threat to the mainland, but also includes Russia in the scope of strikes. In the event of a nuclear conflict between China, the United States, and Russia, the United States can completely use its military alliance network in the Asia-Pacific region to launch a nuclear strike on the Chinese and Russian mainland. Relatively speaking, the US mainland is thousands of miles away, and if China and Russia want to counterattack the US mainland, they need to break through the three-dimensional defense network of the US military at all levels. Relatively speaking, the US military has been operating in the Asia-Pacific region for many years, and it has taken advantage of the terrain.
Not only do we understand the truth of cold lips and teeth, but also the Russians know it. As the US-Philippine military alliance continues to deepen, China and Russia have also quickly taken countermeasures. Not long ago, Russia officially announced in-depth cooperation with Cuba and publicly pledged to assist Cuba in its military defense. At the same time, Rojo, director of the Political Department of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba, was also invited to visit the mainland recently, and in addition to providing Cuban food aid, the mainland also offered to help Cuba build up its army and carry out a series of military cooperation with Cuba.
At the same time, China and Russia have deepened cooperation with Cuba, which is thousands of miles away, because Cuba and the United States are in close proximity. You must know that the "Cuban Missile Crisis" that occurred during the Cold War almost caused the two major military superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, to almost break out into a nuclear war. Eventually, in the game of that year, the Soviet Union, which was slightly less powerful, withdrew its ballistic missiles in Cuba. Now, the United States is once again implementing nuclear deterrence against China and Russia at its doorstep, and China and Russia naturally cannot sit idly by. Just imagine that the Philippines is 1,500 kilometers from the mainland, while Cuba is just over 300 kilometers from the United States. Since the United States dares to tear its face and cross the red line, we do not mind the landing of the "Dongfeng family" in Cuba, and let the Americans taste the taste of having trouble sleeping and eating.