The latet Naval War College Review has a great article on the ballistic missile challenge in the Pacific. It examines the "battle of inventories" issue, the vulnerability of a carrier at see and an airbase ashore.

It argues: Attacks on missile launchers, ISR or C2 in China is not likely to be effective and that passive vice active (ie hard kill) defenses need to to be reinvigorated.

http://www.usnwc.edu/getattachment/7...les-and-U-S--A