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China's Nuclear Weapons Build Up Has the U.S. Military Worried
https://nationalinterest.org ^ | March 5, 2021 | by Kris Osborn

Posted on 03/05/2021 10:52:01 AM PST by RomanSoldier19

Fact: The Chinese have plans to at least double their arsenal by the end of the decade'

China's military seems like it is growing in every direction possible.

For example, Chinese shipbuilders are adding new aircraft carriers, amphibs and destroyers at an alarming pace. Chinese armored vehicle engineers are fast-adding new infantry carriers and mobile artillery platforms. Chinese weapons developers are adding large numbers of new drones and attack robots. But the largest and potentially most alarming element of all of this, according to many senior U.S. leaders, is the staggering pace at which China is adding nuclear weapons.

“A troubling revelation has been about the trajectory of the Chinese nuclear program. The Chinese have plans to at least double their arsenal by the end of the decade. They are departing from what has been known as a minimalist theory,” Gen. Timothy Ray, Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, told reporters at the 2021 Air Force Association Symposium.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ccp; chinainvasion; chinanukes; chinavirus; congress4china; fun; nukes
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1 posted on 03/05/2021 10:52:01 AM PST by RomanSoldier19
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To: RomanSoldier19

Was it MFN status or Loral?


2 posted on 03/05/2021 10:54:02 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET (I like him-he reminds me of the late Joe tex. )
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To: RomanSoldier19

and we know they are more than advanced in the biowarfare front.


3 posted on 03/05/2021 10:54:31 AM PST by Mouton (The enemy of the people is the media.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

they built strings of missile silos all over inc.
Mongolia. they were ready when they released
the bioweapon made by their PUPPETS in the CDC and FauXi.

instead of nuking them, their DNA operating system
designed in 2019 -before the release-
was forced onto most of the USA population
UNTESTED, while FauXi and his
weapon designed to get a PATENT was ignored,
and the injected had rights to sue taken from them.


4 posted on 03/05/2021 10:55:11 AM PST by Diogenesis ("Valour is superior to numbers" - Vegetius)
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To: RomanSoldier19

We financed this, and are still financing their buildup.

And so goes America...


5 posted on 03/05/2021 10:57:27 AM PST by DoughtyOne (The Republican Party is dead. Long live the Founders Party.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Not to worry. “President” Biden says the Red Chinese are “not bad folks”


6 posted on 03/05/2021 10:57:38 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

They should be worried because they should know that Biden is compromised and under China’s control.


7 posted on 03/05/2021 10:58:26 AM PST by jonrick46 ( Leftnicks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

I don’t trust their numbers anyway, but knew it was a mistake to always be relying on them having a “modest” nuclear arsenal.

The CCP is pure evil and they will kill us if it suits them.


8 posted on 03/05/2021 10:58:29 AM PST by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: RomanSoldier19

This buildup has been 50 years in the making. Nixon should never have opened trade with China. Obama wanted to do the same with Cuba.


9 posted on 03/05/2021 11:00:49 AM PST by ProudDeplorable (Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty. ~ Ronald Reagan)
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To: DoughtyOne
"We financed this, and are still financing their buildup."

True. At least we had a short reprieve with Pres. Trump. Now it's back to business as usual.

10 posted on 03/05/2021 11:07:27 AM PST by A Navy Vet (Dems no longer patriots, no longer liberals, no longer socialists. Dems=communists.)
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To: A Navy Vet
Now it's back to business as usual.

The Three Gorges is cracking. Should that give, that would be a game changer from biz as usual.

11 posted on 03/05/2021 11:09:02 AM PST by C210N (You can trust government or you can understand history. But you CANNOT do both.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

the Russians are no longer formidable enough to scare budget dollars out of congress. the JCS needed someone to fill that role for them


12 posted on 03/05/2021 11:16:50 AM PST by JohnBrowdie
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To: RomanSoldier19

I just don’t know when the US Military has the time to worry about nuclear weapons because they’re all wrapped up in transgender troop issues now...


13 posted on 03/05/2021 11:25:14 AM PST by 43north (Its hard to stop a man when he knows he's right and he keeps on comin'.)
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To: A Navy Vet

Agreed...

Profuse bowing to follow...


14 posted on 03/05/2021 11:26:49 AM PST by DoughtyOne (The Republican Party is dead. Long live the Founders Party.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

They’re worried?

They should be.

At this point in history the ONLY thing that would save the US in an all out confrontation with China would be strategic nukes at the outset.

Absent that, 20 million hard line Communist soldiers roll over the Western US with the assistance of Pelosi, Swalwell, and of course...The Vice President of the United States of America, de facto Chief Executive Officer and Brevet Commander in Chief Kamala Gopalan Harris.

Gotta have ushers for an invasion, yuh know?


15 posted on 03/05/2021 11:29:53 AM PST by Regulator (It's Fraud, Jim)
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To: RomanSoldier19
I once said our children and grand-children would have to pay
the price for our incredibly short sighted, suicidal trade.

Perhaps people on the Left coast who voted for Biden in large
numbers will get the chance.

I know they'll be honored to die for the fDemurer.

16 posted on 03/05/2021 11:30:59 AM PST by DoughtyOne (The Republican Party is dead. Long live the Founders Party.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Let me think about this a moment.

Nuclear weapons are primarily mass-destruction instruments.

Mass destruction means there must be something to be destroyed.

Things that get destroyed are primarily located in major metropolitan areas.

Major metropolitan areas are focal points for give-me-dats and thugs.

Is the enemy of my enemy my friend, or is the enemy of my enemy my enemy?

This is going to require some serious thought.


17 posted on 03/05/2021 11:32:33 AM PST by beancounter13 (A Republic, if you can keep it.)
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To: C210N
"The Three Gorges is cracking. Should that give, that would be a game changer from biz as usual."

So I've read. I recall it's the upper one or two damns that have the problems. However, if either of those go there would be a chain reaction that takes out the main bottom damn. I wonder what CCP would do. Would they put their empire building on hold and deal with the disaster or would they start a war to bring their people together?

18 posted on 03/05/2021 11:35:06 AM PST by A Navy Vet (Dems no longer patriots, no longer liberals, no longer socialists. Dems=communists.)
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To: DoughtyOne
Obambi's bowing during his world apology tour made me sick to my stomach.

I'm actually surprised that Biteme hasn't cancelled the tariffs as yet. Or am I behind the curve?

19 posted on 03/05/2021 11:45:32 AM PST by A Navy Vet (Dems no longer patriots, no longer liberals, no longer socialists. Dems=communists.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

The aggressor has the advantage. If they do not fear attack, they can focus on their economy and neglect their military, until they decide to get ready to attack.

China is getting ready to make a move in the not-distant future, my guess being sometime this decade. They will not make their move until they are confident they can beat us.


20 posted on 03/05/2021 11:45:33 AM PST by PapaBear3625 ("Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." -- Voltaire)
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