Western Pacific deterrence of China involves a mesh of frameworks including Japan's evolving and expanding military capacity with new counterstrike capability, Australia's defense investments (occurring too slowly according to Ryan), and American strategic coordination, but successive Indo-Pacific commanders have requested more funding, faster ship building, and quicker deployment of long-range missiles and bombers than Congress has provided.
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General Mick RyanEvidence Quote
“in the Western Pacific you have a I guess a mesh of different deterrence Frameworks”
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Mick Ryan: This Is What The Next Great Power Conflict Will Look Like— Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik PreslCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:33:05 AM
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