Guam fears becoming ‘target’ over planned $1.5bn US defence system

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A planned missile defence system on the island of Guam could turn the US Pacific territory into a “target,” local residents have said, as opposition to the plans grow. The Pentagon plans to invest $1.5bn in a 360-degree, air and missile defence architecture on Guam. It aims to complete the system by 2027. In January, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), a procurement division of the Department of Defense, awarded a half-a-billion-dollar contract to Lockheed Martin to develop Guam’s missile defence system. The components will be built on sites that will be selected among 20 potential locations. It comes as tensions...