The US military can deploy power faster than any rival without foreign bases.

Evidence

Sustaining large numbers of forces in any lengthy war or peacekeeping operation far from the United States would still require significant basing facilities, most likely in allied nations. But as far as quickly sending military forces abroad in an emergency is concerned, overseas installations are simply not necessary. Thanks to fast airlift and sealift, long-range bombers, in-air refueling capabilities, eleven aircraft carriers, a large submarine fleet, other elements of the world’s most powerful naval and air forces, and large numbers of domestic bases, the U.S. military already has the capability—even without any bases abroad—to deploy more military power faster and over longer distances than any other military on earth, by far. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 1036

Categorization

Category: Factual Claims

Related

• US military can project power farther than any rival without overseas bases (similarity 0.93)
• The U.S. can project force globally without any permanent overseas bases. (similarity 0.92)
• Technological advances have made overseas deployment nearly no faster than domestic deployment. (similarity 0.86)
• The US military is probably the world’s largest international moving company (similarity 0.86)
• Transportation advances have erased the deployment-time advantage of overseas bases (similarity 0.86)
• Modern airlift and sealift make overseas bases save little deployment time. (similarity 0.84)
• Overseas bases offer little deployment advantage over US-based forces (similarity 0.83)
• Modest base acreage nonetheless gave the U.S. global reach (similarity 0.83)
• Modern airlift makes overseas troop basing nearly pointless for deployment speed. (similarity 0.82)
• The overseas base network is what enables sustained distant warfare (similarity 0.82)
• The U.S. holds more foreign bases than any empire in history (similarity 0.82)
• Postwar US military global reach exceeded that of any prior empire (similarity 0.82)
• Easier access to bases makes US military intervention more likely (similarity 0.82)
• The global base network is what enables the U.S. to wage distant wars (similarity 0.81)
• Bases expanded American power far beyond the small territory they occupy. (similarity 0.81)

Broader Connections

• Transport advances let the US deploy as quickly from home bases as overseas ones #corroborates (0.75) — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 37
• The global base network is what enables the U.S. to wage distant wars #qualifies (0.50) — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 108
• Easier access to bases makes US military intervention more likely #expands (0.45) — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 1065