The U.S. Navy might have begun World War II with faster battlecruisers had it prioritized building them after World War I, instead of slow, heavily armored battleships.
To counter China, the U.S. is racing to upgrade remote airstrips in the Pacific Ocean. WSJ’s Niharika Mandhana traveled to Tinian Island, where the U.S. is reviving a vast World War II-era airfield.