Congressional Commission Urges US to Expand Nuclear Arsenal Amid China, Russia Threat

‘Deployed strategic nuclear force requirements will increase for the United States in such a threat environment,’ the report says.

U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Nov. 8, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The United States must expand and modernize its nuclear arsenal beyond planned improvements to deter combined aggression from communist China and Russia, according to a new congressional report.

Planned nuclear capacity “limits” the United States’ ability to effectively prevent a war with China and Russia, the report by the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States says.