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China’s Hypersonic Weapon Could Be for Nuclear ‘First-Use’: Pentagon No. 2

November 18, 2021
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The Chinese regime’s fielding of a new hypersonic weapons system could indicate that the nation is shifting away from its policy of not using nuclear weapons first in a potential conflict, according to the Pentagon’s second-highest-ranking officer. “They look like a first-use weapon,” said outgoing vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. John…

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Senior US General Says ‘Brutal’ Bureaucracy Preventing Military From Countering China

November 1, 2021
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The United States’ ability to develop military technologies is being hamstrung by a “brutal” bureaucracy with a risk-averse culture which is preventing it from adequately countering China’s arms development, according to the Pentagon’s second-highest-ranking officer. “The pace [China is] moving and the trajectory that they’re on will surpass Russia and the United States if we…

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