Guam hosts the military’s most advanced weapon systems.

Evidence

Both of the main bases host (or have the ability to host) the most sophisticated and powerful weaponry in the military’s arsenal, including nuclear attack submarines, aircraft carriers, F-15s, F-22 stealth fighters, Global Hawk surveillance drones, and B-1, B-2, and B-52 bombers. Many consider Guam among the most important military bases in the world—and tellingly, as with Okinawa, many refer to the entire island as a single base. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 234

Categorization

Category: Factual Claims

Related

• Guam is regarded as among the world’s most important military bases. (similarity 0.92)
• The 2006 Guam buildup moved Okinawa forces while expanding all military branches’ footprint. (similarity 0.88)
• Military facilities occupy roughly thirty percent of Guam’s land. (similarity 0.85)
• The Guam buildup would add nearly fifty percent to the island’s population (similarity 0.82)
• Scholars documented resistance to the US military buildup on Guam (similarity 0.81)
• US military facilities occupy nearly a third of Guam’s land (similarity 0.79)
• Grassroots and congressional opposition forced a major scaling back of the Guam build-up. (similarity 0.79)
• Chamber of commerce framed Guam as America’s only Asian sovereign asset (similarity 0.78)
• The Guam buildup planned a nearly 50 percent population increase in four years. (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• The 2006 Guam buildup moved Okinawa forces while expanding all military branches’ footprint. #expands (0.45) — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 244