Team links AirSea Battle To China

Despite Improved Ties, China Weighs Heavily In Pentagon's War Planning

/ June 9, 2011 at 1:34 AM
While defense officials publicly insist that the military's new AirSea Battle concept, a study meant to reshape the way the U.S. military fights future wars, is not focused on China, one Navy team is quietly contradicting their claims. The group, called the China Integration Team, is hard at work applying the lessons of the study to a potential conflict with China, say sources familiar with the effort. Portions of the AirSea Battle concept are classified, and high levels of sensitivity...

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