As the United States continues to struggle with adequately funding its armed forces, other nations around the world are developing impressive military capabilities.
Case in point: In a recent article published by The Guardian, China is set to deploy nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines, or what many in the naval community affectionately call “boomers,” armed with the most deadly of weapons—long-range, nuclear tipped warheads that can travel thousands of miles and potentially target U.S. territory.
To be fair, many other nations around the world have developed atomic submarines that are armed with long-range, nuclear missiles. In fact, the United States developed such technology back in the 1950s while China has worked to develop a comparable capability for decades.
So why should the average American actually care if Beijing is developing military technology the U.S. pioneered many decades ago or is upgrading its forces in other areas?
