Washington, March 19 – The United States faces an “unprecedented challenge” of deterring two nuclear peers at the same time, senior defense officials told lawmakers, as military leaders warned of growing threats from China and Russia across nuclear, missile, and space domains.At a House Armed...
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Beijing, March 5 China announced on Thursday that its defense budget would be increased to $275 billion, about $25 billion more than last year, as it accelerated the modernization of its armed forces to catch up with the US military.Approximately 1.9 trillion yuan ($275 billion) will be...
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Washington, March 4 – The Trump administration’s new defense doctrine prioritizes deterring China in the Indo-Pacific while encouraging US allies to take greater responsibility for their own defense, Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby told the Senate Armed Services Committee.Testifying...
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