Could WWII Runways Help the U.S. Counter China?

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🗓️ 21 October 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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A.M. Edition for Oct. 21. The WSJ’s Niharika Mandhana says the U.S. is racing to upgrade far-flung airfields in the Pacific as a way to defend against China’s enormous missile arsenal. Plus, Elon Musk offers a $1 million daily prize to a randomly chosen registered voter who has signed a petition by his America PAC. And, after a slow start, the WSJ’s Peter Loftus says Johnson & Johnson’s bet on a ketamine-derived drug to treat depression is paying off. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:24.0	Plus the US investigates a leak about Israel's plans for attacking Iran,
0:29.0	and why America is reviving remote World War II runways in the Pacific Ocean.
0:34.7	So the idea is not to rely too heavily on a few large bases in the region.
0:40.3	China could send volleys of missiles at those bases.
0:43.5	They'll just be big kind of juicy targets.
0:46.4	It's Monday October 21st.
0:48.7	I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal,
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