US told to increase nuclear arsenal as China threat looms

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

Published in Military, Nuclear, U.S., Atrophy, China Military, China Threat, Decades, Modernization, Nuclear Arsenal, Nuclear Missiles, Nuclear Stockpile, Nuclear Strike, State Department Report, Task Force, United States

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 [...]

Russia Plans Biggest Air Exercises Since Soviet Times

Posted by Matt in October 2nd, 2008 | no comment

Published in Military, Russia, American Leaders, Cold-War, Crushers, Exercises, Global Interests, Global Presence, Heritage Foundation, Military Arsenals, Military Power, Missile Shield, Modernization, moscow, Novosti, Nuclear Missile, Nuclear Submarines, Research Group, Reuters, Russia, Russian Army, Soviet Times, Telephone Interview, Top Brass, Volk, Weaponry, Yevgeny

“Russia wants to demonstrate its force to the world, particularly the U.S., and show that it has re-emerged as a military power that has global interests and can exercise a global presence,” said Yevgeny Volk, a Moscow-based analyst for U.S. research group, the Heritage Foundation.
`Serious Concern’
“This is a serious concern to American leaders; it certainly [...]

Global pressures outpace military funding

Posted by Matt in April 28th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Military, U.S., 1940s, 1980s, Active Duty, Air Force, Air Wings, Cold-War, Combat Divisions, Defense Budget, Defense Spending, Duty Army, Gdp, Global Pressures, Global War On Terror, Korean War, Military Forces, Modernization, Pentagon, Procurement, Recapitalization, Seven Years, Spending, War On Terror

As the leader of the free world, the United States has a responsibility to lead. This has been our reality as a nation since the 1940s. As such, we need a well-funded military. Today, however, our military forces are desperately in need of recapitalization and modernization. We have been on a “procurement holiday” since the [...]

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US told to increase nuclear arsenal as China threat looms

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