Pearl Harbor Attack
On the morning of December 7, 1941, 353 Imperial Japanese aircraft, including fighters, level and dive bombers, and torpedo bombers attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in two waves. The Japanese forces launched the attack from six aircraft carriers and damaged all eight U.S. Navy battleships present there, four were sunk. More than 180 aircraft carriers were destroyed. A total of 2,403 Americans were killed and 1,178 others were wounded.
Is China capable of destroying US warships?
According to the New York Post, China has enough advanced missiles to not only destroy nearly every US military base in Asia quickly but also target and attack most US Navy warships in the region. The People’s Liberation Army has one-of-a-kind missile platforms designed to destroy US Navy aircraft carriers. These weapon systems may make mighty supercarriers, the pride and symbol of the US military might, obsolete.
China’s anti-satellite missiles
The defense experts fear China wouldn’t target just military assets; it would attempt to blind the US armed forces and ensure that a counterattack would not be easy. Besides, the Chinese military has specialized satellite-killer missiles that can travel to space and knock out military satellites and commercial satellites that provide GPS data.
PLA’s missile buildup in Indo-Pacific
New York Post reports that PLA’s missile buildup in the Indo-Pacific region is so massive and effective that the US will be unable to stop the Chinese version of Pearl Harbor even if the US military moved every single missile-defense asset it has deployed in Asia.
FAQs:
Why is National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day observed?
On the morning of December 7, 1941, 353 Imperial Japanese aircraft, including fighters, level and dive bombers, and torpedo bombers attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in two waves. A total of 2,403 Americans were killed and 1,178 others were wounded. National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is observed to commemorate it.
Why do some defense experts apprehend Chinese Army may end US supremacy?
In a report published by the New York Post, China can carry out a massive ‘bolt-from-the-blue attack’ that could wipe out most of the military assets in the Indo-Pacific region. This could forever mark the end of the US as a superpower.
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