Russia’s actions in Ukraine and China’s growing arsenal show that America needs to revamp and revitalize—not retrench—its nuclear deterrent, former U.S. Strategic Command bosses said March 31.
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The People’s Republic of China has improved its ability to project power globally despite corruption purges and a shrinking economy, the Pentagon’s annual report card on the Chinese military says. That includes a growing nuclear arsenal that added 100 new warheads in the last year.
NATO leaders gathered in Washington, D.C. for the alliance's 75th anniversary summit said they were alarmed at China's ambitions and aggression in nuclear, space, and cyberspace on top of its deepening ties with Russia.