“I think the broader joint view is that a fight with China will be very much a precision munitions fight,” Bush said during an interview with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
Such a conflict would require high-end precision munitions for air-to-air, air-to-sea and surface combat, Bush said.
Precision weapons are complicated systems to manufacture, which could pose a challenge, Bush added.
The Indo-Pacific region is one of the most difficult in the world for sustaining large-scale combat operations, Bush also said. However, no one is more prepared for that challenge than the United States, Bush said.
In January, CSIS released a study claiming that the US’ support for Ukraine in its conflict against Russia has created a threat to its own military readiness in the event of a war with China.
The United States is likely to increase its defense stockpile requirements after analysis of the conflict in Ukraine, Bush said.