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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
And the defense of Japan can be better served from closer locations to mainland japan, such as from Kyushu, Honshu or Hokkaido. If you're taking about a strategic buffer between China and North America, you need to start that conversation with Taiwan, not Okinawa.
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Okinawa was taken by the Americans in WWII precisely because it was necessary as a staging point to invade Japan. Don't let history colour your perception of what is and isn't strategic though.