Tag: arms race

Gen. Milley Warns West Point Graduates on Likelihood of War With Russia and China

The top U.S. general told the ​​U.S. Military Academy West Point’s class of 2022 that the nature of war is changing and the current rules-based international order is being threatened by Russia and China. “Right now, at this very moment, a fundamental change is happening in the very character of war,” Chairman of the Joint…


Gen. Milley Warns West Point Graduates of Likelihood of War With Russia, China

The top U.S. general told the ​​U.S. Military Academy West Point’s class of 2022 that the nature of war is changing and the current rules-based international order is being threatened by Russia and China. “Right now, at this very moment, a fundamental change is happening in the very character of war,” Joint Chiefs of Staff…


China Developing New Hypersonic Missile Capable of Striking Cars in Transit

China’s communist regime is reportedly developing a new hypersonic weapon accurate enough to target a moving passenger vehicle while flying at five times the speed of sound. A research team at the Chinese military’s PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering said that it was making “important progress” toward developing a heat-seeking missile capable of extreme…


America’s Next Wars: Lose One, Hold One?

Commentary Can the United States only fight one war with a chance of winning? According to Adm. Mike Gilday, the chief of naval operations (CNO, Navy’s senior officer) the answer is yes—at least when it comes to the U.S. Navy fighting its share of the war. According to Stars and Stripes, during a May 12…


China Testing Missiles to Strike Ships in Port, New Images Reveal

Analysis of new satellite images suggests that the Chinese military is testing its ability to target ships in port with long-range ballistic missiles. The discovery may shed light on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) efforts to develop a military capable of decapitating U.S. forces in the Indo-Pacific. The new images, taken by a Maxar Technologies…


Proposed Defense Budget Puts US at ‘Real Risk’: Sen. Collins

The Biden administration’s proposed defense budget for FY23 would place the United States in a weakened position in the event of conflict with China, according to one senator, who questioned the Pentagon’s desire to reduce the Navy by more ships than it could replace. “There’s real risk in relying on capabilities that won’t be ready…


China is Studying How US Fights, Designing Systems Intended to Defeat America: Air Force Secretary

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seeks to displace the United States as the world’s premier power, and is building the military required to pursue that goal, according to the secretary of the Air Force and Space Force. “China has ambitions to be the great power on the face of the earth,” said Frank Kendall. “They…


US Nuclear Strategy in ‘Very Bad Place’ With China and Russia: Expert

The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) efforts to align with Russia and to build up its nuclear arsenal present a unique strategic threat to the United States, according to one expert. “China is actually building up its arsenal in ways that it wasn’t doing before,” said David Santoro, President of the Pacific Forum, a foreign policy…


The Hill Publishes Huawei-Sponsored Content; Beijing to Lockdown?

Huawei is mad that it can’t do business in the United States anymore. So what did it do? It vented on Twitter after Elon Musk bought the social media company and spent money advertising in The Hill. We break down how Huawei’s latest move to win over sympathy won’t work. And I speak with David…


Deterring China: US Should Arm Taiwan to the Hilt—Now

Originally published by Gatestone Institute Commentary “Wrong signals.” That is what the Eastern Theater Command of China’s People’s Liberation Army said on April 15, referring to Washington’s encouragement of Taiwan. That day, the Chinese military sent fighter and bomber aircraft as well as frigates near the island republic. China’s exercises, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian, were “a…