US Military’s Failing Deterrence Against China
The US is facing China with a lot of outdated military hardware, and the Pentagon had wrongly estimated the timeframe for China to double its nuclear stockpile.
The US is facing China with a lot of outdated military hardware, and the Pentagon had wrongly estimated the timeframe for China to double its nuclear stockpile.
“The Chinese will now have the ability to conduct passive, persistent surveillance of both signals controlling experimental drones that are routinely tested at that USAF facility as well as signals that are routinely beamed to and from sensitive U.S. military satellites,” said Brandon Weichert.
The United States sent a destroyer through the disputed South China Sea on July 13, infuriating China, which condemned the move as an attempt from the United States to “militarize” the region.