Tom Shugart
Defense analyst, former submariner, pilot. @cnasdc Adjunct Senior Fellow. Founder, Archer Strategic Consulting. Opinions my own. RT=/=endorsement.
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I was pleased to take part in this @ChinaPowerCSIS survey on China's approach to Taiwan, now and in the future. https://t.co/eumNeXoHlJ
A few thoughts on an article I alluded to (ok, fine…subtweeted) elsewhere today - an assessment by Dr. Benjamin Jensen in @WarOnTheRocks on the risks China would run in attempting...
Got some fresh @googleearth imagery of Jiangnan shipyard in Shanghai, and it looks to me like China has commenced construction of at least one additional Type 055 (Renhai-Class) cr...
Glad to see this rejoinder to Mike Pietrucha's @WarOnTheRocks piece of a few months ago (Title: AMATEUR HOUR PART I), by @CReevesFox, @TPLevine85 & @CreggeKyle. https://t.co/ruhQ6...
👀 👀👀 Ferries on the move: 7 PLA-associated ferries have departed their normal Yellow Sea routes & appear to be headed south to Fujian Province opposite Taiwan. Seems pretty likely...
@McCainJack @LivFaustDieJung Funny story I heard about the A&M Corps years ago (bias alert: I'm a UT Austin grad): there were a couple of enlisted Navy nukes who got into a nuclear...
Might be going out on a limb a bit on this one, but something I saw in imagery of China's ongoing construction at Cambodia's Ream naval base caught my eye today. Here is the entir...
Have to say I find this idea of "oh well, we only have so much industrial capacity" in the face of China's maritime challenge to be incredibly frustrating. https://t.co/SK0miaPViR
A new (I think) @googleearth imagery update at one of China's missile impact ranges—now visible, a mockup of an E-3 Sentry airborne early warning aircraft. This has been known abo...
For perspective on disruption to maritime traffic that China's announced closure areas will cause, here's a depiction of them overlaid on the current @marinetraffic picture (w/ fis...
Don't want to sound alarmist, but IMO it's notable that at this time of US-China tension, 3 of China's largest/newest roll-on/roll-off civilian ferries appear to be off their norma...
Some folks may recall this article I wrote last year in @WarOnTheRocks on how the PRC could use civilian shipping—and especially roll-on/roll-off ferries & vehicle carriers—to augm...