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Is South China Sea warship breakdown a sign US is ‘taxing reserve capacity’?

South China Morning Post 19 August 2026 14h ago
Is South China Sea warship breakdown a sign US is ‘taxing reserve capacity’?
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A US guided-missile destroyer that was adrift in the South China Sea without power last month is a sign that America is taxing its reserve capacity as its operation against Iran drags on, according to an analyst. “This is an extremely unusual occurrence and a variety of equipment and process failures would have to have taken place,” said Brad Martin, a former US Navy captain who is now a senior po
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