US Facing ‘Epic’ Nuclear Threat From China and Russia: US General

US Facing ‘Epic’ Nuclear Threat From China and Russia: US General
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Andrew Thornebrooke
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The United States must contend simultaneously with two peer nuclear powers for the first time, as China and Russia continue to expand and modernize their nuclear arsenals, according to Maj. Gen. Ferdinand Stoss, director of plans and policy at U.S. Strategic Command.
“This is the first time ever that we have a three-party nuclear peer dynamic,” Stoss said, according to Air Force Magazine. “And we have no history of this. This is epic.”
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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