A foreign-base arms race could eventually bring bases closer to the United States.

Evidence

Given the danger of foreign base races, the United States would be wise to use its current position of relative strength to propose and negotiate an international ban on foreign bases except under the strictest of circumstances and under the most transparent of conditions. Forgoing such a proposal now runs the risk of other countries’ acquiring bases in larger numbers and far closer to U.S. borders. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 1079

Categorization

• XREF: Reciprocity logic echoes earlier chapters about other nations establishing bases near US territory.