The US must increase its nuclear arsenal in response to China’s growing military might, according to a State Department report.
It claimed that China will have “in excess of 100 nuclear-armed missiles that could strike the United States” by 2015.
By contrast, it said the US had allowed its nuclear stockpile and expertise to “deteriorate and atrophy [...]
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US told to increase nuclear arsenal as China threat looms
Posted by Matt in October 9th, 2008 | no comment
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Russian Nuclear Forces: Use it or lose it by 2020
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Published in Military, Nuclear, Russia, Delta Iv, Fleet, Icbms, Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, Ivs, Mobile Ss, New Boats, Nuclear Submarines, Russian Nuclear Forces, Silo, Ss 25, Topol, Vestiges
Indeed, by 2020 the Soviet nuclear strategic potential inherited in 1991 will be mostly spent. All Soviet-made, silo-based, heavy SS-18 intercontinental ballistic missiles and land-based mobile SS-25 (Topol) ICBMs will be retired, as well as the six Delta III strategic nuclear submarines. The fleet of six Delta IV strategic submarines is planned to continue in [...]
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