Hosting US bases makes host countries targets for attack

Evidence

The presence of U.S. bases can turn a country into a target for foreign powers or militants. On Guam, a dark Cold War joke said that Soviet nuclear missile targeters were just about the only people who could locate the island on a map; with a China-focused U.S. military buildup under way, some are expressing similar concerns about Chinese missiles potentially targeting the island today. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 36

Categorization

• corroborated: 4 independent passages support this claim — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 36
• XREF: connects to: Host countries bear steep financial and social costs from U.S. bases; Bases surrounding a rival power provoke dangerous escalation; Overseas bases can increase global danger rather than security (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• New bases near China and Russia may create the threats they guard against #corroborates (0.85)
• The global base network is what enables the U.S. to wage distant wars #expands (0.60)
• US overseas bases extend an ancient imperial strategy of encircling domination #expands (0.50)
• Overseas bases ease the waging of foreign wars and make war likelier #expands (0.50)