AFP: China, Russia tarred with US intel listing

Posted by Matt in September 15th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, Russia, Afp, Challengers, China Russia, Cyber-War, diplomacy, Global Challenge, Intel, Intelligence Strategy, Military Modernization, Nation States, National Intelligence, Natural Resource, Resurgent Russia, Scourge, Shares, superpower, United States

The United States fingered emerging superpower China and resurgent Russia as its main challengers on Tuesday in new intelligence guidelines that highlighted the rising scourge of cyber-war.
“A number of nation-states have the ability to challenge US interests in traditional and emerging ways,” said the 2009 National Intelligence Strategy (NIS) document.
“China shares many interests with the [...]

Is a China-Taiwan Peace Deal in the Cards? | Foreign Policy

Posted by Matt in July 27th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, Taiwan, Ballistic Missiles, beijing, Cards, China Taiwan, Foreign Policy, invasion, Military Capabilities, Military Modernization, Modernization Program, Peace Deal, Remarkable Shift, Taiwan Peace, Taiwan Strait

In 1995 and 1996, as China fired ballistic missiles across the Taiwan Strait, U.S. analysts joked that Beijing’s military capabilities were so limited that an invasion would require a “million-man swim.” An ambitious military modernization program has greatly improved Chinese military capabilities since then, but an even more remarkable shift has taken place in political [...]

1913 Intel Brief 2-17-2009

Posted by Matt in February 17th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Brief, 1913 Intel, China Morning Post, China War, Diego Union Tribune, Herald Tribune France, International Herald Tribune, Military Modernization, Military Talks, Military-Threat, Missile Launch, Newfound Friend, San Diego Union Tribune, Sans Serif, South China Morning, South China Morning Post, South China Sea, Style Definitions, Territorial Aggression, Theme Font, Us Department Of Defense

China’s military rebirth prompts US response
San Diego Union Tribune, CA – 8 hours ago
The US Department of Defense acknowledged China’s military modernization three years ago in its most recent Quadrennial Defense Review. …
Video: Clinton Warns North Korea Against Missile Launch AssociatedPress
China, US To Resume Military [...]

MEDVEDEV’S AMBITIOUS MILITARY REFORM PLANS

Posted by Matt in November 4th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Military, Russia, Ballistic Missile, Ballistic Missiles, Black Eagle, Collapse Of The Ussr, Eagle Air, Fifth Generation, Medvedev, Military Modernization, Military Reform, Missile System, Modernization Program, Multi Purpose, Orel, Russian Fighters, S 400, submarines, Surface To Air, Surface To Air Missile, T 80, Topol

Russia has announced its most ambitious, systemic military modernization program since the collapse of the USSR, scheduled to deliver a more efficient and combat-ready military by 2020. These plans betray breathtaking confidence. They will include 955 Borey-type submarines, armed with the Bulava sea-launched ballistic missile; ground-based modernized Topol-M ballistic missiles that will completely replace conventional [...]

CIA chief says China’s rapid military buildup troubling

Posted by Matt in April 30th, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Military, beijing, Capabilities, China, Cia, Cia Chief, Michael Hayden, Military Force, Military Modernization, Rapid Military Buildup, Remarkable Speed, Risk, Scope, Weaponry

CIA chief Michael Hayden charged Wednesday that China was beefing up its military with “remarkable speed and scope,” calling the buildup “troubling.”
The Chinese, he said, had fully absorbed the lessons of both Gulf wars, developing and integrating advanced weaponry into a modern military force.
Hayden said while Beijing’s new capabilities could pose a risk to US [...]