Guam, where America’s next war may begin
The tourist island and vital military outpost is surprisingly vulnerable
LIKE MANY of America’s bases in the Pacific, Guam mixes hedonism with war jitters. Japanese and South Korean visitors revel on the sand of Tumon Bay, a coral-reef lagoon. Above, F-15 fighters and B-1 bombers bank to land at Andersen Air Force Base nearby. Below, nuclear attack submarines slip in and out of Apra Harbour. The marines are building a base up the road. Around lie reminders of the Pacific war between America and Japan. The last Japanese soldier surrendered in 1972.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Where America’s next war begins?”
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