{"id":2327946,"date":"2024-08-20T21:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T01:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-shifts-strategy-ready-for-nuclear-attack-from-adversaries-as-threats-grow-report\/"},"modified":"2024-08-20T21:43:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T01:43:48","slug":"biden-shifts-strategy-ready-for-nuclear-attack-from-adversaries-as-threats-grow-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-shifts-strategy-ready-for-nuclear-attack-from-adversaries-as-threats-grow-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Shifts Strategy, Ready for Nuclear Attack from Adversaries as Threats Grow: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-shifts-strategy-ready-for-nuclear-attack-from-adversaries-as-threats-grow-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2327946&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses\u2062 the United \u2062States&#8217; evolving nuclear strategy under President Joe Biden, which has\u2063 shifted its \u200dfocus to \u200daddress the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinas-top-diplomat-to-meet-blinken-sullivan-in-washington\/\" title=\"China&#039;s top diplomat to meet with Blinken and Sullivan in Washington.\">growing nuclear\u2062 capabilities<\/a> of \u200cChina, along with the threats from Russia \u200cand North Korea. A \u200bsecret plan, enacted \u200cin March and\u200b reported by The New York\u200d Times, marks a significant departure from decades of prioritizing\u200c Russia, dating back to the\u2062 1950s.\u200d The \u200bnew strategy is anticipated to be summarized for Congress later this year, with officials indicating that\u200d the U.S. must deter multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-u-s-commander-we-must-assume-very-real-possibility-that-we-may-need-to-use-nukes-against-china-russia\/\" title=\"Top U.S. Commander: We Must Assume \u2018Very Real Possibility\u2019 That We May Need To Use Nukes Against China, Russia\">nuclear-armed adversaries<\/a> \u200bsimultaneously.<\/p>\n<p>The changes in approach include updated\u200c guidance on\u2063 nuclear weapon use\u200b that reflects China&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-u-s-official-sounds-alarm-about-chinas-military-were-going-to-have-to-adjust-our-military\/\" title=\"Top U.S. Official Sounds Alarm About China\u2019s Military: \u2018We\u2019re Going To Have To Adjust Our Military\u2019\">expanding nuclear arsenal<\/a>, which aims to rival that of the U.S. and Russia. Additionally,\u200d reports suggest an increasing \u200bcollaboration between adversarial nations, raising concerns about coordinated threats. The piece highlights\u2062 a lack of discussion regarding these nuclear issues in recent presidential campaigns and notes the \u200cbreakdown of\u200c dialogue between the \u200dU.S. and China concerning nuclear arms. Furthermore, it points to China&#8217;s\u200b military capabilities and warns of potential cyber-attacks that could\u200d disrupt U.S. defenses.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>An aggressive nuclear China is at the heart of America&rsquo;s new nuclear strategy, which President Joe Biden secretly put in place in March, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/20\/us\/politics\/biden-nuclear-china-russia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>, the plan &mdash; which is so secret no electronic copy is ever d &mdash; fears a coordinated axis of destruction involving China, Russia and North Korea.<\/p>\n<p>The new strategy marks a stark change from what it previously had been for decades, since the Truman administration of the early 1950s, when it was largely focused on addressing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-forces-scramble-intercept-russian-chinese-bombers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russia&rsquo;s nuclear arsenal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The administration is expected to give an unclassified summary to Congress by the end of the year, the Times reported.<\/p>\n<p>Some hints of the new focus have been emerging.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The president recently issued updated nuclear-weapons employment guidance to account for multiple nuclear-armed adversaries,&rdquo; Vipin Narang, a Pentagon nuclear strategist who recently returned to MIT, said.<\/p>\n<p>The new guidance addresses &ldquo;the significant increase in the size and diversity&rdquo; of the Chinese nuclear arsenal, Narang said.<\/p>\n<p>In June, Pranay Vaddi, &nbsp;the National Security Council&rsquo;s senior director for arms control and nonproliferation, &nbsp;said the strategy reflects &ldquo;the need to deter Russia, the PRC and North Korea simultaneously.&rdquo; PRC is the acronym for the People&rsquo;s Republic of China.<\/p>\n<p>Partnerships are emerging between Russia and China, as well as Russia and North Korea.<\/p>\n<p>The Times report said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/china-gets-sobering-message-ship-just-put-hole-covered-us-mutual-defense-treaty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China<\/a> is expanding its nuclear arsenal with the goal of having at least as many nuclear weapons as Russia and the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is our responsibility to see the world as it is, not as we hoped or wished it would be,&rdquo; Narang said he departed the Pentagon. &ldquo;It is possible that we will one day look back and see the quarter-century after the Cold War as nuclear intermission.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The new challenge is &ldquo;the real possibility of collaboration and even collusion between our nuclear-armed adversaries,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The issue has not been addressed during the presidential campaigns of either Biden or Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/food-industry-sends-kamala-harris-reality-check-communist-price-cap-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A Harris-Walz administration scares me.<\/p>\n<p>We were repeatedly warned that electing Trump would lead us into war. Yet, here we are, and the Biden-Harris administration has now alerted us to the threat of a nuclear attack from Russia, China, and North Korea.<\/p>\n<p>To all the young women&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PitunisWorld &#127758; (@ScMesab) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScMesab\/status\/1826004616884138166?\">August 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Times report noted China has also broken off efforts at dialog on nuclear arms.<\/p>\n<p>Beijing &ldquo;seems to be taking a page out of Russia&rsquo;s playbook that, until we address tensions and challenges in our bilateral relationship, they will choose not to continue our arms control, risk reduction and nonproliferation conversations,&rdquo; Mallory Stewart, the State Department&rsquo;s assistant secretary for arms control, deterrence and stability said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#127464;&#127475; China Ministry of Defense: &ldquo;The United States poses the biggest nuclear THREAT to the world&hellip; its attempts to maintain hegemony and intimidate the world with nuclear power have been fully EXPOSED.&rdquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bUATG1Y7EP\">pic.twitter.com\/bUATG1Y7EP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; COMBATE |&#127477;&#127479; (@upholdreality) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/upholdreality\/status\/1824550967276122161?\">August 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>China has been building up its attack capacity in other areas as well.<\/p>\n<p>China &ldquo;can combine with its internet army to launch wired and wireless attacks against the global internet, which would initially paralyze our air defenses, command of the sea and counter-attack system abilities, presenting a huge threat to us,&rdquo; &nbsp;a recent threat assessment from Taiwan&rsquo;s Defense Ministry said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/taiwan-says-china-can-paralyse-its-defences-threat-worsening-2021-09-01\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The New York Times states that this plan is so confidential that no electronic version exists, and it expresses concerns about a potential alliance of destruction among China, Russia, and North Korea. This new approach represents a significant shift from the focus of previous decades, particularly since the Truman administration in the early 1950s when it primarily concentrated on countering Russia&#8217;s nuclear capabilities. An unclassified summary of this strategy is expected to be presented to Congress by year-end.<\/p>\n<p>Emerging indications suggest a change in focus. Vipin Narang, a Pentagon nuclear strategist recently returned from MIT, noted that the president has issued updated guidance for nuclear weapons employment to address multiple adversaries with nuclear capabilities. This new guidance reflects &#8220;the significant increase in size and diversity&#8221; of China&#8217;s nuclear arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>In June, Pranay Vaddi from the National Security Council highlighted that this strategy aims to deter threats from Russia, China (referred to as PRC), and North Korea simultaneously. There are growing partnerships between these nations as they collaborate more closely.<\/p>\n<p>The report also indicates that China is actively expanding its nuclear stockpile with ambitions to match or exceed the arsenals of both Russia and the U.S. Narang emphasized the importance of recognizing global realities rather than idealistic hopes: &#8220;It\u2019s possible we will one day look back at the post-Cold War era as a period of nuclear intermission.&#8221; He pointed out that there is now a genuine risk of collaboration among our adversaries who possess nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p>This issue has not been prominently addressed during either Biden&#8217;s or Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s presidential campaigns. Concerns have been raised about their administration potentially leading us into conflict amid warnings regarding threats from Russia, China, and North Korea.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, The Times reported that China has halted discussions on arms control with Washington. Mallory Stewart from the State Department remarked on Beijing\u2019s stance: they seem unwilling to engage further until bilateral tensions are resolved.<\/p>\n<p>China is also enhancing its offensive capabilities beyond just its military arsenal; recent assessments indicate it could leverage cyber warfare tactics against global internet infrastructure\u2014potentially crippling air defense systems and maritime command abilities\u2014posing significant risks for other nations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2327947,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Xi-and-Putin-vs-Biden.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,38758,4551,23344,38757],"class_list":["post-2327946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-defense-threats","tag-foreign-policy","tag-national-security","tag-nuclear-strategy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Xi-and-Putin-vs-Biden.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2327946"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327946\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2327947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2327946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2327946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2327946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}