{"id":964541,"date":"2021-11-03T20:59:22","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T00:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=964541"},"modified":"2021-11-03T20:59:28","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T00:59:28","slug":"u-s-military-issues-dire-warning-about-chinas-rapid-military-nuclear-weapons-buildup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-military-issues-dire-warning-about-chinas-rapid-military-nuclear-weapons-buildup\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Military Issues Dire Warning About China\u2019s Rapid Military, Nuclear Weapons Buildup"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fu-s-military-issues-dire-warning-about-chinas-rapid-military-nuclear-weapons-buildup%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=964541&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 Department of Defense estimates that communist China will increase their stockpile of nuclear weapons by at least 500% over the next 10 years, which is just one area of concern for America\u2019s top military minds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA new Pentagon estimate says China will likely have \u2018at least\u2019 1,000 deliverable nuclear warheads by 2030 \u2026 the U.S. estimated that the country\u2019s atomic arsenal consisted of about 200 warheads just last year,\u201d Politico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/11\/03\/pentagon-china-nuclear-weapons-519048\">reported<\/a>. \u201cFor Pentagon planners and the Biden administration, China\u2019s maritime expansion is likewise of concern. The breakneck military buildup has produced a 360-ship navy, pushing well past the 297 hulls that the U.S. Navy operates. The Office of Naval Intelligence estimates that by 2030, China will have 425 ships in the water.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The report comes after U.S. intelligence officials were caught off guard last month over two hypersonic missile launches from China. U.S. Military officials are concerned about the speed at which China is expanding their abilities in nuclear, cyber, space, land, sea, and air domains.<\/p>\n<p>Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/top-u-s-official-sounds-alarm-about-chinas-military-were-going-to-have-to-adjust-our-military\">addressed<\/a> the threat that China poses to the U.S. during an interview last week, saying that China posed the greatest military threat to the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think, as we look to the future, and I think we are living in a historical epoch, actually, where we\u2019re seeing the rise of a country that is unlike something we\u2019ve seen probably ever before,\u201d Milley said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s one of the great historical pivot points, I think, that we\u2019ve ever witnessed, which is the rise of China. And from the reforms of 1979 and Deng Xiaoping, up till today, which is I guess that\u2019s what 41-42 years or so, four decades, they\u2019ve had an incredible economic run and with that they\u2019ve developed a military that\u2019s really significant. As we go forward over the next 10, 20, 25 years, there\u2019s no question in my mind that the biggest geostrategic challenge to the United States is going to be China, that I have no doubt at all. Russia is important, not unimportant at all. Russia has very significant military capabilities. North Korea, Iran is still there. Terrorists are going to be around for quite a while. But I think China is clearly the most significant geostrategic threat we face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Politico added:<\/p>\n<p><em>Commercial satellite images taken over the summer depict new nuclear missile silo fields being built in western China, which along with new nuclear-capable<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Defense estimates that communist China will increase their stockpile of nuclear weapons by at least 500% over the next 10 years, which is just one area of concern for America\u2019s top military minds.\u201cA new Pentagon estimate says China will likely have \u2018at least\u2019 1,000 deliverable nuclear warheads by 2030 \u2026 the U.S. estimated that the country\u2019s atomic arsenal consisted of about 200 warheads just last year,\u201d Politico reported. \u201cFor Pentagon planners and the Biden administration, China\u2019s maritime expansion is likewise of concern. The breakneck military buildup has produced a 360-ship navy, pushing well past the 297 hulls that the U.S. Navy operates. The Office of Naval Intelligence estimates that by 2030, China will have 425 ships in the water.\u201dThe report comes after U.S. intelligence officials were caught off guard last month over two hypersonic missile launches from China. U.S. Military officials are concerned about the speed at which China is expanding their abilities in nuclear, cyber, space, land, sea, and air domains.Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addressed the threat that China poses to the U.S. during an interview last week, saying that China posed the greatest military threat to the U.S.\u201cI think, as we look to the future, and I think we are living in a historical epoch, actually, where we\u2019re seeing the rise of a country that is unlike something we\u2019ve seen probably ever before,\u201d Milley said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s one of the great historical pivot points, I think, that we\u2019ve ever witnessed, which is the rise of China. And from the reforms of 1979 and Deng Xiaoping, up till today, which is I guess that\u2019s what 41-42 years or so, four decades, they\u2019ve had an incredible economic run and with that they\u2019ve developed a military that\u2019s really significant. As we go forward over the next 10, 20, 25 years, there\u2019s no question in my mind that the biggest geostrategic challenge to the United States is going to be China, that I have no doubt at all. Russia is important, not unimportant at all. Russia has very significant military capabilities. North Korea, Iran is still there. Terrorists are going to be around for quite a while. But I think China is clearly the most significant geostrategic threat we face.\u201dPolitico added:Commercial satellite images taken over the summer depict new nuclear missile silo fields being built in western China, which along with new nuclear-capable bombers and submarines, demonstrate the country\u2019s ability to launch nuclear weapons from a variety of platforms, a capability quickly approaching the nuclear triads operated by the United States and Russia. That rapid expansion of Chinese nuclear capabilities comes with a growing uncertainty over Beijing\u2019s strategic policy governing how it might use nuclear weapons in a conflict. \u2026China has long held a no-first-use policy for its nuclear forces, but the Pentagon report says some recent military writings by Chinese officers suggest the country\u2019s leaders are rethinking that approach. Part of the strategic shift involves keeping nuclear forces on high alert and instituting a \u201claunch on warning\u201d posture. That means nuclear missiles can be launched as soon as Chinese sensors detect an incoming missile, therefore getting them into the air before detonation.Four-star General John E. Hyten, the outgoing Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,\u00a0warned\u00a0last week that China\u2019s military progression was \u201cstunning\u201d and that the U.S. must take immediate action to remain the world\u2019s preeminent superpower.\u201cCalling China a pacing threat is a useful term because the pace at which China is moving is stunning,\u201d Hyten said on Thursday. \u201cThe pace they\u2019re moving and the trajectory they\u2019re on will surpass Russia and the United States if we don\u2019t do something to change it. It will happen. So I think we have to do something.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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