Inside the Ring | Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin outlines Pentagon’s plan to deter war with China
Pentagon budget request seeks $170 billion for arms procurement to build warships, submarines and advanced warplanes, and to upgrade ground forces. The White House is also seeking $146 billion to boost readiness for increased ship maintenance, flying hours and other training.
Chinese planners are said to fear the Navy’s four converted nuclear missile submarines. Each of the four Ohio-class missile subs, known as SSGNs, can fire 154 Tomahawk precision-guided missiles that could deliver decimating strikes as part of an opening salvo in a future U.S.-The budget will also focus on investment in integrated air and missile defenses “to sustain our military advantage” over, Mr. Austin said. Nuclear forces are being modernized with $37.
, Chinese Communist Party organs are stepping up their messaging highlighting preparations for a future war with the United States.BeijingThe Chinese film, produced with the help of the PLA, shows test pilots working and dying to develop a new stealth fighter. The fighter is reportedly being prepared for a conflict against an unnamed foreign enemy whose soldiers speak American-accented English in the movie.
The propaganda campaign is widespread, promoted in schools and universities and especially in the required reading of Communist Party members and government officials throughout the country.
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