Forward military presence deters adversaries
Claim
US military bases, carrier groups, and forward-deployed forces deter adversaries and prevent escalation to large-scale conflict.
Normative Conclusion
Military strength and presence must be maintained
Keywords
deterrencemilitary strengthforward presencebasescarrierdeployment
Action Classes
MILITARY_OPERATIONCAPABILITY_TRANSFERSTRATEGIC_REALIGNMENT
Domains
FOREIGN_POLICYSECURITY