{
  "id": 19317423,
  "title": "Could US Marines sustain a war with China? Officers warn of Pacific weaknesses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/could-us-marines-sustain-a-war-with-china-officers-warn-of-pacific",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T10:00:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3373938/could-us-marines-sustain-war-china-officers-warn-pacific-weaknesses"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US Marines deployed across the western Pacific could struggle to sustain their forces, move missile batteries and secure permission to launch operations from allied territory in a conflict with China, according to assessments by Marine Corps officers and independent analysts. Writing separately in the November issue of the US Naval Institute’s Proceedings journal, retired lieutenant general…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}