Over-the-Horizon (OTH) radars, which China could use to find U.S. surface forces in the status quo, are vulnerable to jamming and kinetic attack in wartime because they are big, fixed, emitting targets that would likely be destroyed early in a conflict.
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Caitlin TalmadgeEvidence Quote
“it has Over the Horizon Radars that are located on the mainland um and yeah those can potentially find U.S service forces at really long distances they're also vulnerable to jamming and in a big war I think they're also pretty vulnerable to kinetic attack because uh they're big fixed emitting targets”
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Then What? Assessing The Military Implications Of Chinese Control Of Taiwan | Hoover Institution— Hoover InstitutionCreated: 8/11/2026, 1:53:18 AM
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