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This is CBS I and the world. I'm John Batcha with rear admiral Mark McGumry,

US Navy retired foundation for the defensive democracy. Hawaii, the Marshall

Islands, the federated states of Micronesia, Palau right to the Philippines.

That's East West. That is the route that we need to secure in the event of an

attack on Taiwan, which would involve the Philippines in Japan right away.

Is it secure Mark to your to your measure?

You know John, thank you for having me. This is a great point. The, you know,

this are logistics lines from the United States West Coast to Asia or 8,000

miles long. Now look from the US West Coast to Hawaii, I think we get it.

You know, there's a limited amount of threat. We're all right. But once you start

to leave Hawaii, move towards Guam, move towards, you know, the actual Southeast

Asian and Northeast Asian countries, they become highly pressurized and

under threat. An important element of this are the lines that run through.

But we sometimes call our compact states or states of the list.

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