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When it comes to China’s nuclear weapons, numbers aren’t everything Pranay Vaddi and Ankit Panda March 13 Spectators wave Chinese flags as military vehicles carrying DF-41 ballistic missiles roll during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of communist China in Beijing. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP) Threat inflation tends to lead to poor policy outcomes. When it comes to China’s nuclear arsenal, it’s important for American leaders to accurately understand the nature of the problem. Nuclear risks between the United States and China manifest differently than those of the past U.S.-Soviet nuclear competition, or that of the United States and Russia today. ....
Governor supports DOD's call for bigger missile defense system for Guam kuam.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kuam.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Geography Still Leads Defense Policy thediplomat.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thediplomat.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The U.S. military plans to deploy long-range missiles in Asia capable of threatening China as part of efforts to deter a conflict with Beijing, the commander of American military forces in the Pacific said Tuesday. ....
By WILLIAM COLE | The Honolulu Star-Advertiser | Published: March 10, 2021 (Tribune News Service) The imbalance of forces between China, which already has the world s biggest navy in its backyard, and that of the United States, which needs to surge additional forces across the vastness of the Pacific, was put into sharper focus Tuesday at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. Sen. Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican, noted that by 2025, China is expected to have three aircraft carriers to the United States one stationed in the western Pacific. China will have six amphibious assault ships, compared with two for the U.S. Multiwarfare combat ships such as destroyers will have a much greater gap: 54 for China and six for the U.S. ....