Conflict between #China & US increasingly likely and to deter that "a strong [US] military is the key" former US ambassador to #SouthKorea & former @INDOPACOM commander Harry Harris tells @CSIS
"It is essential"
"It is essential"
#Beijing's buildup will have big consequences "unless we're there to head them off, not only us but our allies & partners in the region as well" per ret Amb Harry Harris
"We need to have the ability to have increased missile defense capabilities as well as an offensive missile, offensive capability" per Harris
"We need to build that out" he says, referring to threat from both #China & #NorthKorea
"We need to build that out" he says, referring to threat from both #China & #NorthKorea
#NorthKorea: "This is not the time to relax sanctions" per former Amb Harry Harris "We should not offer sanctions relief as an inducement to return to the negotiating table...Let's not give it up at the beginning"
"The biggest threat the #UnitedStates faces, the most imminent threat is the threat from #NorthKorea" per former Amb Harris
Harris, the former @INDOPACOM commander, says threat from #China is biggest long-term threat
"What kept me up at night was North Korea"
Harris, the former @INDOPACOM commander, says threat from #China is biggest long-term threat
"What kept me up at night was North Korea"
Recent Special Measures Agreement btw Biden admin & #SouthKorea:
"Great deal" says former Amb Harry Harris "President Trump went in w/this enormous, outrageous request that got pared down...Hats off to the negotiating teams"
"Great deal" says former Amb Harry Harris "President Trump went in w/this enormous, outrageous request that got pared down...Hats off to the negotiating teams"
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