United States To Spend Billions On Northern Marianas Island To Boost Military Power

The United States is set to pump billions of dollars to upgrade its military infra­structure on the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas (CMNI) island of Tinian.

Thursday 13 April 2023 | 19:00

The US already leases two-thirds of the land on Tinian. Photo: Dan Lin

The US already leases two-thirds of the land on Tinian. Photo: Dan Lin

The United States is set to pump billions of dollars to upgrade its military infra­structure on the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas (CMNI) island of Tinian.

Located in the south of capital Saipan, Tinian is expected to be­come America’s next strategic base in the Pacific and a bulwark against Chinese interests.

The US military is expected to spend as much as $5 billion in mili­tary and civilian infrastructure de­velopment on the island in relation to the Tinian Divert Airfield project.

 

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Source: RNZ

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