Letter to Army Secretary on Defense of Guam from Chinese Missiles

Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI), of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, wrote to the Secretary of the Army, Christine Wormuth, urging the Army to provide a plan for defending Guam, a US territory, from Chinese military aggression.

The Chairman writes,"Despite its strategic importance, Guam remains highly vulnerable to an increasingly sophisticated network of missiles from the People’s Republic of China (PRC”), especially its cruise missiles."

He continues, "The PRC has spent decades developing both short and intermediate-range ballistic missiles that can target Guam... The PRC has also developed a formidable inventory of highly capable cruise missiles that can be launched from multiple platforms, including from ships, submarines, and bombers."

Despite this Chinese military build-up, the US still has "significant gaps" in its capabilities to defend Guam against PRC cruise missiles.

The Chairman cites substantial delays in the Army’s cruise missile defense system. Subsequently, he asks the Army, among other things, when these delays will be alleviated and what plan the Army has in place to defend Guam while it waits for the arrival of the system.

View the Chairman's letter to the Army HERE