Think Again: Why China’s Military Is Not Yet a Threat – By Drew Thompson | Foreign Policy

Posted by Matt in February 23rd, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, Armed Forces, Billions Of Dollars, China Military, China S Military, China Threat, Decades, Foreign Policy, Military Spending, Missile Forces, Nuclear Force, Nuclear Missile, South China Sea, Thompson, Underground Bunker, Willingness

I do not agree that China is “not a threat.” In fact, China is a threat because of its underground bunker system, nuclear missile forces and willingness to use nuclear force. Also, China’s increasing ability to interrupt American naval forces in the South China Sea is a problem.
“China’s Military Is a Growing Threat.”
Not yet. After [...]

China, India ‘may stir up regional war’: army report

Posted by Matt in May 8th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, India, Military, Army Report, Asia-Pacific, Australia, China Military, China S Military, China War, Draft Copy, Finalised, Future Land, India Defence, India Military, Military Ambitions, Military Expansion, Military Spending, North-Korea, Pakistan, Power Structure, Regimes, Regional War, Report States, War Army

AN internal army report has given a more threatening assessment of China’s military expansion than was publicly stated in the defence white paper, warning bluntly that it could “destabilise” the region.
The report, obtained by The Weekend Australian, also makes more hawkish comments about India’s military ambitions than Defence has admitted.
A draft copy of an army [...]

Russia to begin large-scale rearmament of Armed Forces in 2011

Posted by Matt in March 17th, 2009 | 2 comments

Published in Military, Russia, Airborne Division, Armed Forces, Bbc News, Cnn, Combat Readiness, Conflicts, Current, Dmitry Medvedev, Enhancement, Forbes, International Terrorism, Medvedev, Military Security, Military Spending, Military Units, Modernization, NATO, Nato International, Political Situation, Pskov, Rearmament, Russia, Russian Army, Russian Military, Strategic Nuclear Forces, Whewell

He said that the current military-political situation in the world calls for a thorough modernization of the Russian Armed Forces, primarily its strategic nuclear forces.
“They must be able to accomplish all tasks aimed at ensuring Russia’s military security,” Medvedev said, adding that this process would involve the enhancement of combat readiness of all military units.
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Syria’s Clenched Fist

Posted by Matt in March 3rd, 2009 | no comment

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Syria is building a new chemical weapons factory next to a long-range missile base, hiding evidence of its mushrooming nuclear weapons program and radically increasing military spending on conventional systems. These activities which are primarily funded by Iran suggest Damascus is preparing for war and not — in President Obama’s unhappy terminology — unclenching its [...]

China’s military ambition fuels Asian arms race

Posted by Matt in September 13th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Asia, China, Military, Ambition, Army, Asian Arms Race, beijing, China, Defence Budget, Defence Spending, India, Japan, Military Arms, Military Budget, Military Spending, Russia, Spacewalk, Yuan

China’s growing military ambition, matched only by its growing military spending, is fuelling a rapid Asian arms race.
Beijing deploys the world’s biggest army, its defence spending is rising faster than any other power and, to cap it all, its forces will this month carry out their first spacewalk.
With India, Japan and Russia also investing heavily [...]

Taiwan to cut military spending amid warming China ties: report

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

Published in Taiwan, beijing, China Ties, Civil War, Decline, Defense, Democratic Progressive Party, Formal Independence, Japan, Military Expenditures, Military Spending, Taiwan, United States

Why is the United States bound to defend a nation that won’t defend itself? America, dump Taiwan now!
From the article:
“I’m worried that the decline in military expenditures may send a wrong signal to the United States and Japan that Taiwan is short of determination to defend itself against China,” said Tsai Huang-lang of the pro-independence [...]

China’s weapons — Part 1

Posted by Matt in June 23rd, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Military, 1950s, Air Force, Airlift Force, Armed Forces, Army Air, Artillery, China Air, Combat Aircraft, Decades, Military Aircraft, Military Hardware, Military Spending, Military Transport Aircraft, Modern China, Soviet War, Successes, War Planes, weapons

Despite successes in the last few decades, China’s armed forces are still rather backward, which is another incentive for increasing military spending. Its ground forces are relatively numerous, but it does not have enough modern military hardware; its army air defense system is weak, and its artillery is insufficiently mobile. The same is true of [...]

Global military spending soars 45 pct in 10 years

Posted by Matt in June 9th, 2008 | no comment

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World military spending grew 45 percent in the past decade, with the United States accounting for nearly half of all expenditures, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said Monday.
Military spending grew six percent last year alone, according to SIPRI’s annual report.
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