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US Naval Deployments to Middle East Erode Pacific Deterrence
The US Navy's significant redeployment of warships from Japan to the Middle East is sounding alarm bells, with experts warning it erodes the country's deterrence capabilities in the Pacific and undermines credibility with allies in the region. Half of the US Navy's Japan-based destroyer force and a carrier are now operating in support of the war on Iran.