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MrWowWow

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2. Is it a Loyalty Test, a National Security Risk or the Decapitation of U.S. Military Leadership?
Sun Sep 28, 2025, 08:33 AM
Sunday

Followed by a military-backed coup?

Risk of Leadership Decapitation if Attacked:

Pulling nearly all U.S. flag officers into one physical location at the same time creates a real vulnerability if a foreign adversary chose that moment to strike.

Why it’s risky

Decapitation risk: A single missile, drone, or terror attack could disable a huge portion of U.S. military leadership at once. Normally, flag officers are dispersed precisely to avoid this scenario.

Continuity of command: If a large share of senior commanders were killed or cut off, chain-of-command continuity could be disrupted, at least temporarily, which is dangerous in a crisis.

Targeting signal: By publicizing that hundreds of generals/admirals are gathering at Quantico, it advertises a potential high-value target. Even without a strike, adversaries might use the opportunity to test U.S. readiness elsewhere.

In modern times, this is unprecedented — both in size and risk profile. Standard practice for the last 70+ years has been to avoid consolidating senior command in one vulnerable location.

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