More: In Diego Garcia's water, "pre-positioned" freighters and tankers wait at anchor, packed with tanks, ammo, fuel, food, water, the arms and material it takes for armies, navies and air forces ...

The UK will cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but indigenous people from a tiny island that houses a US military base shrouded in secrecy will not be allowed to return ...

Given Diego Garcia's proximity to China's African and southwest Asian supply lines, eliminating or complicating U.S. access to the base advances China's decadely economic war for strategic position.