Commentary In the first week of November, the United States was faced with a clear warning, the likes of which it hasn’t faced since the Cold War: the prospect of having to fight near simultaneous major wars in Europe and Asia. In March and April, Russia mobilized about 100,000 to 120,000 troops, plus supporting armor,…
China’s Nuclear Expansion Increases Risk of Regional Conflict: Experts
China’s ruling regime could be more willing to engage in international coercion and armed conflict in East Asia due to its efforts to reach nuclear parity with the United States, according to foreign affairs experts. This is because the United States and China are entering a state of “mutual nuclear vulnerability,” according to Caitlyn Talmadge,…
‘No Chance’ of Net Zero by 2050: Oil Exec Chris Wright Weighs in on COP26
November 10, 2021
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Chris Wright, CEO of the frac firm Liberty Oilfield Services, dislikes the term “climate denier.” The label is both pejorative and, in Wright’s case, inaccurate. “Climate change is a real thing,” Wright told The Epoch Times in a conversation at the National Conservatism Conference II. “Humans have increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.” Much of…
The Biden Administration’s ‘Sole Purpose’ Nuclear Mistake
Commentary “Never interfere with your enemy when he is making a mistake,” is one of Napoleon Bonaparte’s contributions to military strategy. But China is doing one turn better, loudly advocating for President Joe Biden to make a crucial strategic nuclear mistake, perhaps to be included in the next Nuclear Posture Review due in early 2022….
China’s Growing Nuclear Capabilities Could Tip a Future War Over Taiwan in Beijing’s Favor: Expert
The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) nuclear arsenal appears to be growing at substantial levels of speed, modernization, and scale for the first time in years, analysts warn. The number of new long-range missile silos in China has possibly exceeded 250, increasing concern from much of the free world about the CCP’s expanding nuclear capabilities. In…
India Successfully Test-Fires Ballistic Missile Agni-5 Amid Border Tensions With China
India on Wednesday successfully test-fired surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-5, capable of striking targets at ranges of up to 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers) with a “very high degree of accuracy,” officials said. The missile, which uses a three-stage solid-fuelled engine, was launched at approximately 7:50 p.m. local time from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha, which is roughly 93…
New Nuclear Funding Model Frees UK to Squeeze out Chinese Investment
The UK government is making it easier to invest in nuclear power stations, lowering the table stakes with a new financing model which they hope will attract local private investors in place of overseas developers. The announcement on Oct. 26 does not mention the government’s growing discomfort over the involvement of a Chinese state-backed developer in…
Nuclear Engineer and Wife Plead Not Guilty to Trying to Sell Restricted Navy Data to Foreign Government
A U.S. Navy nuclear engineer and his wife pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to national security charges after they were accused of attempting to sell Navy secrets to a foreign government. Jonathan, 42, and Diana Toebbe, 45, from Annapolis, Maryland, appeared in separate hearings at Martinsburg federal court in West Virginia on Wednesday, a day after the Department of Justice announced…
New Index Highlights China’s Expanding Military Capabilities, US Decline
The Heritage Foundation released its 2022 Index of U.S. Military Strength on Oct. 20, which found that the United States military was declining in its ability to perform its missions, largely due to aging resources and a lack of investment. It also found that China presented a major challenge to the continued military effective of…
‘We Just Don’t Know’ How to Defend Against Possible Chinese Hypersonic Missile: US Ambassador
October 18, 2021
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News Analysis A new investigative report by the Financial Times asserted that China launched a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile, which circled the earth in a low orbit before striking down and narrowly missing a test target. The Chinese regime has officially denied the report’s findings, saying that the object in question was a spaceship. U.S. disarmament…
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