#US Nuclear Fears Are Shifting From a Clear #Russian Threat to a Murkier #Chinese One
#Bejing might use nukes to coerce US leaders in a crisis, STRATCOM chief tells lawmakers.
#China has moved a portion of its nuclear force to a Launch on Warning posture
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#Bejing might use nukes to coerce US leaders in a crisis, STRATCOM chief tells lawmakers.
#China has moved a portion of its nuclear force to a Launch on Warning posture
defenseone.com/threats/2021/0…
2) China is putting its nuclear forces on higher alert, yet the threat posed by Beijing’s arsenal is not well understood by the United States or its allies, the head of U.S. Strategic Command testified on Tuesday.
3) “I can’t get through a week without finding out something I didn’t know about China,” Adm. Charles Richard, the head of U.S. Strategic Command, told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday.
4) “While China keeps the majority of its forces in a peacetime status, increasing evidence suggests China has moved a portion of its nuclear force to a Launch on Warning (LOW) posture and are adopting a limited ‘high alert duty’ strategy,” he wrote.
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