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This is CBS I am the world I'm John Bachelor with Gordon Chang, my colleague and friend, and we're very pleased to welcome Professor James Holmes.

The first holder of the Wiley Chair of Maritime Strategy at the Naval War College.

He is a Surface Warfare Officer Veteran.

He blogs at the Naval Diplomat.

And he's our guide on the capabilities of the United States Navy against the predatory nation of the People's

Republic of China.

The headline tells some of the story of these last days.

This is about the Philippines and defense of the Philippines. U.S. sends land

attack missile system to Philippines for exercises, an apparent message to China.

Professor, a very good day to you.

This is a ferocious looking piece of equipment,

the US Army's mid-range capability launcher in Northern Luzon.

What is the thinking of this message? Good evening to you.

Well, John, I Gordon, a pleasure as always. Yeah, I think it's a beautiful thing.

The Army has actually been working with the Navy to

to field the system for a few years they call it the typhon I mean it's which is kind of

the glitzy name of the mid-range capability but what it does what it does is basically

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