Guam's Governor Lou Leon Guerrero said missile testing and housing nuclear weapons on the US territory is a way of deterring aggression. Photo: Facebook / Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
A former U.S. Congressman for Guam says military expansion on the island is happening at rates that haven't been seen since World War II.
The Governor of Guam says it's a sign of the times to come as more details unfold about the United States' plan to defend its military bases in the Pacific.
Now, Guamanians are sounding the alarm about the military ramp up and what it could mean for them and the region at large.
RNZ Pacific's Eleisha Foon filed this report from Guam.