In May 1905, Russia's navy suffered a resounding defeat by the Japanese at the Battle of Tsushima.
The battle is a lesson about complacency in the face of new threats, a top US Air Force official says.
AdvertisementAdvertisementGreat-power competitionJapanese soldiers relieve Russian troops in an outer fort at Port Arthur after the Russian surrender in 1905.
Proctor via Wikimedia Commons"The Battle of Tsushima Straits did not go well for Russia," Kendall, a self-proclaimed history buff, said at the conference.
If our power-projection capability and capacity are not adequate to deter Chinese aggression against Taiwan or elsewhere, war could occur," Kendall said.
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