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How Ukraine war has shaped US planning for a China conflict

FILE - Pallets of 155 mm shells ultimately bound for Ukraine are loaded by the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. As the war rages on in Ukraine, the United States is doing more than supporting an ally. It's learning lessons — with an eye toward a possible clash with China. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) FILE - Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, on Sept. 22, 2021. As the war rages on in Ukraine, the United States is doing more than supporting an ally. It's learning lessons — with an eye toward a possible clash with China. Hicks said Ukraine "was more of a cold-start approach than the planned approach we have been working on for Taiwan, and we will apply those lessons." (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) FILE - A pallet of fuses for 155 mm shells, ultimately bound for Ukraine, is spun as it's loaded on to a C-17 cargo aircraft, April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. As the war rages on in Ukraine, the United States is doing more than supporting an ally. It's learning lessons — with an eye toward a possible clash with China. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) FILE - Fuses for 155 mm shells ultimately bound for Ukraine are prepared to be loaded on a C-17 flight, April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. As the war rages on in Ukraine, the United States is doing more than supporting an ally. It's learning lessons — with an eye toward a possible clash with China. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) FILE - President Joe Biden signs a delegation of authority in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, March 16, 2022. From left, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Biden, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley. As the war rages on in Ukraine, the United States is doing more than supporting an ally. It's learning lessons -- with an eye toward a possible clash with China. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
How Ukraine war has shaped US planning for a China conflict