Ernst, Gallagher Push Pentagon to Build "Rings of Fire" and Offset China's Missile Advantage

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"China's aggression is growing, and a strong deterrence strategy is needed to confront the Chinese Communist Party. As China's rocket force has taken the lead in the Indo-Pacific, the shocking gap in America's missile capabilities calls deterrence into question. I'm working to close this gap by building "rings of fire' around our pacing threat and reduce China's home-field advantage. Through coordination with key allies, we can develop and deploy the missiles we need throughout the Indo-Pacific and force China's military onto its back foot, so Xi Jinping thinks twice before taking Taiwan by force. It's time to offset China's missile advantage and keep the peace through strength."

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