Guam: U.S. Defense Deployments

Kan, Shirley A. ; Niksch, Larry A.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Foreign policy;    Foreign relations - U.S. - Japan;    Foreign relations - Japan - U.S.;    Counterterrorism;    Defense policy;   

RP-ID  :  RS22570
RP-ID  :  RS22570_2009May22

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The United States military has been building up forces on the U.S. territory of Guam to increase deterrence and power projection for possible responses to crises and disasters, counter-terrorism, and contingencies in support of South Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan, or elsewhere in Asia. But the defense buildup on Guam is moderate. China has concerns about the defense buildup. Guam's role has increased with plans to withdraw some U.S. forces from Japan and South Korea. This report describes in brief detail the various cooperative efforts, including financial efforts, undertaken by the U.S. and the above nations.