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• The USS Nimitz, the oldest aircraft carrier in the US Navy, has made a port call at the frontline US territory of Guam, on what is likely to be its final Indo-Pacific deployment ahead of its deactivation and decommissioning scheduled in 2026. EurAsian Times
• North Korea in recent years has flight tested various intermediate-range missiles, which if perfected, could reach the U.S. Pacific military hub of Guam. Chico Enterprise-Record
• North Korea in recent years has flight tested various intermediate-range missiles, which if perfected, could reach the US Pacific military hub of Guam. News18
• Guam is notably the closest U.S. territory to Taiwan, as a result of which there have been warnings that China might stage a preemptive missile attack on Guam in the event of a conflict over Taiwan. The Diplomat
• Taiwan has been expecting drills following stops by its president, Lai Ching-te, in Hawaii and the U.S. territory of Guam during an overseas trip last week. Military.com
• China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, is expected to launch another round of exercises in response to Lai's trip to the Pacific, which has included stopovers in Hawaii and the U.S. territory of Guam. Honolulu Star-Advertiser
• The training detachment at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, a US territory, will be the RSAF's closest one to Singapore. CNA
• 519 grants in 48 states, Guam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands totaling $1.9 billion will be awarded under the Airport Improvement Program. Smart Meetings
• Guam is significant to China because it hosts the Andersen Air Force Base, which could be used in the event that China invaded Taiwan. Jesus 2nd Coming
• Guam, the westernmost point and territory of the United States, is 1,500-1,700 miles from the Taiwan Strait and the contested waters of the East and South China seas, making it an ideal staging area to project American sea power, albeit within range of Chinese intermediate-range ballistic missiles. DNyuz
• The first of two cables, called Proa, will connect Japan to Guam via the CNMI, and derives its name from a type of traditional sailing canoe used in the Marianas. Yahoo Tech
• Proa, which is named after the traditional sailing canoes of the Mariana Islands, will become the first of two subsea cables to land in the CNMI as it crosses between Japan, Guam and the US. Capacity Media
• Chinese missiles, bombers, submarines, and hypersonic vehicles - which fly at several times the speed of sound - already pose a credible threat to US bases in Guam and Japan. The Boston Globe
• North Korea could strike out against US ally Japan, or target American facilities in Guam or even in North America, although opinion is divided on whether Kim's regime has the ICBM technology to hit targets on the US mainland. BizNews.com
• When complete, the North Korean missile could have the range to hit Guam, a US territory that is home to three military bases. The Telegraph
• The MDA asked for more than $800 million in its fiscal 2024 budget request, released Monday, to develop and begin constructing its architecture to defend Guam against a range of threats including ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missiles. Defense News
• 27% of residents who moved in three Pacific territories - American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam - said they did so because of the disasters resulting from natural hazards like cyclones. Circle of Blue
• The loss of COFA funding threatens the security of a key sea line of communication for the United States that provides a secure route connecting American allies and partners, such as the Philippines and Taiwan, to the US territory of Guam and the state of Hawaii. Institute for the Study of War
• The Pentagon is planning to spend billions on military construction on Guam through fiscal year 2028, including $2 billion to build a missile defence system. Defense One
• North Korea had a large nuclear arsenal, potentially 50 or 60 warheads deliverable on missiles that could reach all of South Korea, and virtually all of Japan and Guam. South China Morning Post
• If the US significantly reduced the planned redeployment in 2024 of 4,000 marines to its base in Guam, which China considers to be another hostile move, China could well agree to start talking. Eurasia Review

Last updated: 14 June 2025