China deemed biggest threat to U.S.

washingtontimes ^

[traumer]

China’s nuclear arsenal poses the most serious “mortal threat” to the United States among nation states, Director of National IntelligenceJames Clapper told the Senate on Thursday.

In candid testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Mr. Clapper said he considered China the most significant threat among nation states, with Russia posing the second-greatest threat. He later clarified the comments by saying he did not assess that China or Russia had the intention to launch an attack on the United States.

The testimony contrasts with statements by Obama administration officials who have sought to highlight the dangers of Iran and North Korea while paying less attention to China and Russia.

Mr. Clapper said he does not assess that North Korea and Iran pose greater strategic threats because they lack the forces that Russia and China have that could deliver a nuclear attack on the United States.

North Korea has tested at least twice a multistaged long-range missile capable of hitting the United States. On Tuesday, Sen. James M. Inhofe, Oklahoma Republican, told a conference in Washington that analysts estimate that Iran would be able to deliver a payload by missile to the U.S. East Coast by 2015.

Asked by Sen. Joe Manchin III, West Virginia Democrat, what country he viewed as the greatest adversary of the United States, Mr. Clapper said: “Probably China, if the question is pick one nation state.”

He added, “We have a treaty, the New START treaty, with the Russians. I guess I would rank them a little lower because we don’t have such a treaty with the Chinese.”

China, according to successive Pentagon reports to Congress, is building up its strategic nuclear forces and has spurned offers from the administration to begin talks on nuclear arms, missile defenses, space and cyberweapons, as well as

[traumer]

Great.
So first we ship all our manufacturing + technology there and then.....

[Freddd]

In the ‘age of Obama’, telling the truth is dangerous.

[Ramius]

I think we need to keep an eye on them... but realistically, nowadays... China needs us a hell of a lot more than we need them. Why in the world would they nuke us?

[Jeff Head]

FACT - THE RISING SEA DRAGON IN ASIA

FICTION (but on the mark) - THE DRAGON'S FURY - World War Against America and the West

[Georgia Girl 2]

The biggest threat to the United States is Barry Soetoro from who knows where and his merry band of criminal Marxist minions.

[Frantzie]

External:
Saudi Arabia

Internal:
TV Networks which are largely Saudi Arabian money
Obama, Dems and unions.

[Flavius]

Shucks who’d thunk it

[surfer]

Is this actually a surprise to anyone? The military does not like us, etc...the Chinese Generals have made that very clear and as soon as they take back power they will take back Tawain as well.

Whem we default they will pounce one way or another...

[traumer]

I’m surprised he admitted it so openly.
Mr. Clapper may be a short-timer.....

[BobP]

Great.

So first we ship all our manufacturing + technology there and then.....

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Right you are traumer.

He gave our missile secrets to China for a $300K contribution from the Loral Corp. CEO, and now they can shoot down satellites with it.

Nov 11, 1996 - Clinton issues executive order 12981 to gut export controls on encryption items and transfer export controls to the Department of Commmerce.

July 15, 2007 - Chinese DF-25 Missile Revealed for the first time (3-warhead MIRV medium range)

Clinton and company gave away the store.

When Senate hearings were held over one hundred Asian operatives or witnesses fled the nation rather than testify.

The Cox Committee report was released in 1999. It confirmed that China had stolen the neutron bomb design and the W-88 miniaturized warhead. The W-88 would allow China to field smaller, mobile missiles and carry multiple warheads on larger missiles. In addition, the Cox report proved that U.S. companies illegally transferred 'missile design information and know-how.'

The Clinton Legacy just keeps on giving.

  Jiang and Clinton share a toast during a state dinner on Oct 29, 1997

  The Chang'e 2 blasts off from a remote corner of Sichuan.

[rbg81]

Exactly. Our geniuses in the Intelligence community didn’t see this coming? Perhaps they did, but were overruled by “political interests”.

If the Soviets had been smarter, they would have created a PAC.

[griswold3]

Exactly! The Chinese are not stupid!
I stand by the statement:
‘We have met the enemy and it is us!’

[He Rides A White Horse]

I think we need to keep an eye on them... but realistically, nowadays... China needs us a hell of a lot more than we need them. Why in the world would they nuke us?

I'll still put my money on Islamic rogue states. The communist elite in other countries really enjoy the Western delights that are simultaneously denied to their 'comrades'.

However, I'm not saying that that China and Russia are not a threat. Far from it.

[He Rides A White Horse]

Whem we default they will pounce one way or another...

If we default on them, they will be bankrupt.

[quantim]

Great, now we have two diseases that have ‘clap’ in them.

[surfer]

China would be far from bankrupt. The hard assets in resources around the world gives them a floor.

However when we default it will be viewed as a threat to their national security and they will pounce.

[surfer]

I love it when people bring up Obama surrender treaty with Russia...what a freaking joke!

Couple this logic with Clinton’s executive order that we must absorb a first strike.

These progressives are insane.

[KoRn]

The biggest threat to our country is our dumb/stupid population, combined with our welfare state and sorry state of economic affairs. Our trade policies haven’t helped either. I believe the peak of American power was when we sent men to the Moon back in the 60s/70s. We had a good economic run during the 80s and 90s, topped with the tech boom, but we had a growing underlying cancer in our debt and entitlement programs. I’m truly thankful to have been old enough to remember living during the 80s. At least I know what it was like to live in a free and strong America as it was known by many over the years.

China is only taking advantage of our self inflicted wounds. They would be foolish not to.

[calcowgirl]

“We have a treaty, the New START treaty, with the Russians. I guess I would rank them a little lower because we don’t have such a treaty with the Chinese.” China, according to successive Pentagon reports to Congress, is building up its strategic nuclear forces and has spurned offers from the administration to begin talks on nuclear arms, missile defenses, space and cyberweapons, as well as ...

So, as China builds their defense and stockpiles weapons, we disarm under agreement with the Russians.

Words fail me.