Tag: arms race

US Should Provide Philippines With Ballistic Missiles to Defend Against China

News Analysis Russia is making inroads against democracies and traditional U.S. allies like the Philippines, India, and Turkey, with its supply of cheap but unreliable defense exports. The latest export win for Moscow came on Jan. 14, when Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana communicated that Manila approved an acquisition of the BrahMos supersonic missile system…


Philippines Acquires India’s Anti-Ship Missile System for $375 Million

The Philippines has agreed to buy the BrahMos anti-ship missile system jointly developed by India and Russia worth $375 million, its Defense Secretary said on Friday, in a move seen as a response to China’s assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea. Philippines’ Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana released a document on Friday announcing Manila’s approval…


China Pursues ‘Brain Control’ Weaponry in Bid to Command Future of Warfare

Launching assaults on the battlefield with a mere thought. Enhancing the human brain to create “super warriors.” Disrupting the minds of enemies to make them submit to the controller’s command. Once believed to only exist in sci-fi movies, the weaponization of the brain has been discussed by Chinese military officials for years. And Beijing is…


CCP Extending ‘3 Warfares’ Strategy Into Space: Expert

A Chinese robot trundles about in the dust. It collects rock samples, measures chemical compounds, and observes craters never before seen by humankind. It is beyond the reach of American sensors. It is beyond the rule of international laws and norms. It is on a mission. It is on the dark side of the moon….


US Space Force General Warns China Is Advancing Space Capabilities at Twice the Speed of US

China could overtake the United States in terms of space capabilities by 2030 if America doesn’t speed up its development, warned Gen. David Thompson, vice chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force. “The fact [is] that in essence, on average, they are building and fielding and updating their space capabilities at twice the…


Gathering Planetary Defense Race With China

Commentary Most Americans will enjoy their Thanksgiving this year unaware that a new arms race between China and democracies may be unfolding in the heavens. Defending planet Earth from rogue asteroids has been a longstanding concern of the United States and some of its allies. The European Space Agency (ESA) estimates that the impact of…


China and the Growing Arms Race in Asia

Asia’s arms race is growing. Aggression has led countries in the area into a deadly game of keeping up with the Joneses. Beijing is nearing an initial capability to invade Taiwan, warns a U.S. congressional advisory body. On the other side, Taiwan is preparing for all possibilities with an advanced model of fighter jet. A…


Can China Afford an Arms Race?

News Analysis China and the United States are in a techno-arms race, which is incredibly expensive, and extends far beyond the cost of ships, planes, and missiles. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, estimated that at its current rate of military buildup, China’s firepower capabilities will surpass the United States and Russia…


Are China–US Relations Escalating Into a Cold War?

Commentary General Mark Milley considered China’s alleged hypersonic weapon test comparable to the “Sputnik moment,” a pivotal event during the Cold War with the Soviet Union. His remark signals an escalation in military competition between the two countries, and the potential existence of a China–U.S. cold war. Will the United States respond to this strategic…


Senior US General Says ‘Brutal’ Bureaucracy Preventing Military From Countering China

The United States’ ability to develop military technologies is being hamstrung by a “brutal” bureaucracy with a risk-averse culture which is preventing it from adequately countering China’s arms development, according to the Pentagon’s second-highest-ranking officer. “The pace [China is] moving and the trajectory that they’re on will surpass Russia and the United States if we…