How would we like it if Russia placed interceptor missiles in Cuba or Venezuela? That question is disingenuous. Both Russia and China have been quietly helping Iran with its missile and nuclear programs. And now they’re mad that we actually want to protect ourself from a rogue state that they’ve been helping for years. That’s [...]
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Europe faces Russian nuclear missile threat
Posted by Matt in July 12th, 2008 | 3 comments
Published in Europe, China, Cuba, Europe, Europeans, Faces, Interceptor Missiles, Iran, Iran Nuclear, Military Capabilities, Missile Defense System, Missile Threat, Missiles In Cuba, Nuclear Missiles, Nuclear Programs, Rogue State, Rogue States, Russia, Russian Nuclear Missile, Venezuela
Paper dragon: the Pentagon’s unreliable statements on the Chinese space program
Posted by Matt in June 23rd, 2008 | no comment
Published in China, Space, Chinese Military, Chinese Space Program, Chinese Year, Discover, Dragon, Grains, Military Capabilities, Military Power, Military Space, Paper Dragon, Pentagon, Pentagon Report, People, Republic Of China, Sheep, Sun, Surprise
Every year the Pentagon produces a report on Chinese military capabilities called Military Power of the People’s Republic of China. Every year the media covers the release of the report with the same amount of surprise as the sheep that is startled to discover the sun rising in the East each morning—alarmed at data that [...]
Dissuading China
Posted by Matt in May 15th, 2008 | no comment
Published in China, Military, Acquisition, Actors, Annual Report, Armed Forces, Buxbaum, Charms, Countermeasures, Disruptive Technologies, Dissuasion, Military Advantages, Military Capabilities, Military Power, Pentagon, Political Context, Quadrennial Defense Review, Republic Of China, Science And Technology, Scope, Security Establishment, Technology Industries
What about stop trading with China? Wait, that would be inconvenient. Plus it would lower my standard of living.
Wouldn’t war and death lower your standard of living even more?
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The US would like to prevent China from developing certain offensive military capabilities. A dissuasion strategy has its charms, but it lacks a political [...]
China: Let The War Games Begin
Posted by Matt in May 2nd, 2008 | no comment
Published in China, Nuclear, War, Annual Report, Ballistic Missile Submarines, Beijing China, Capability, Chinese Military Power, Chinese Nuclear Submarines, Cyber Warfare, Defense Ministry, Deng Xiaoping, Foxnews, Goldstein, Hainan Island, India India, India Times, Laser Energy, Low Profile, Maritime Studies, Military Analysts, Military Capabilities, Military Satellites, Naval War College, New Generation, Nuclear War, Pace, Pentagon, Pentagon Report, Regional War, Sanya, Supreme Leader, surprises, Sydney Morning Herald, Taipei Times, Times Of India, War Games, War Time
According to the 2007 edition of the Pentagon’s annual report on Chinese military power, China is developing a capability beyond regional war at a pace that both surprises and concerns U.S. officials, a capability that includes a new generation of ballistic missile submarines and the capability of a first-strike attack on our military satellites.
Appropriately, the [...]
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