Chinese vessels carry appliances, clothing, and household goods to our ports.But what if they also brought, without notice, missile launchers concealed in shipping containers? This is not merely a hypothetical question, but a possibility America’s leaders must prepare for.As technology evolves, enterprising nations are getting creative about how to project power far away from their borders and shores.
Just last year, Ukraine destroyed a third of Russia’s strategic-bomber force even though those aircraft were kept on protected bases deep in the heart of Russian territory.How? They hid swarms of drones inside shipping containers carried on trucks and infiltrated Russia’s domestic transportation networks.Russia was clearly unprepared for a clever adversary to exploit its highways.AMERICA'S POWER GRID, FOOD SUPPLY AND MORE ARE UNDER THREAT FROM DRONESThe impact to Russia’s military power was striking, but the attack also exposed to the world the vulnerabilities inherent in everyday commerce.That development should prompt American officials to consider what risks we face here in the United States.
As a maritime nation protected by two oceans and friendly countries to our north and south, we’ve grown accustomed to a high level of safety.But we are also a major destination of global shipping, bringing most of the goods that we purchase every day to our shores.A large percentage of those ships coming in and out of our ports are owned and operated by Chinese firms with direct ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
This creates acute risk.TIM SHEEHY EXPOSES A 'SCARY' SHIPBUILDING COLLAPSE THAT LEAVES THE US VULNERABLE TO CHINANaval analysts confirm China is retrofitting cargo ships with deadly weapons – long range strike and surface-to-air missiles, drone launching systems, as well as radar and tracking systems.What if one of these ships arrived in Houston, home to America’s largest port in terms of tonnage and one of the country’s economic hubs?The "best" ca...