A RAND report found that by 2017, China would have amassed enough missiles to prevent U.S. fighters operating out of Kadena Air Force Base, Japan from helping Taiwan for 16 to 43 days during an attack.
Source: RAND
The think tank recommends dispersing military aircraft to more bases and to disrupt Chinese efforts to gather information on the locations and status of those aircraft.
Effective missile defenses would force China to expand more missiles than required to achieve its aim of destroying American air wings on the ground.
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