China is showing no let-up in the rapid expansion of its nuclear forces and now joins Russia in posing a dual threat to American strategic deterrence of a nuclear conflict, the commander of the U.S. Strategic Command said Wednesday.
Air Force Gen. Anthony J. Cotton told reporters China continues “building out” its nuclear forces similar to the strategic breakout announced by Strategic Command in 2018, adding he remained concerned by China’s array of new strategic weaponry, including missiles, submarines and bombers.
“We’re not seeing any indication that they’re slowing down,” the four-star general, a former Global Strike Command commander, said during a media roundtable on the sidelines of a command-hosted conference in Omaha. “We absolutely are observing and watching where they are,” Gen. Cotton said of the new silo-based missiles.
U.S. and Russian strategic forces have been building forces for seven decades, while China “gets to start fresh,” he said. “They get to look at best of breed [weapons] and best of breed is apparently a triad.” China has rejected several U.S. overtures to join nuclear arms reduction talks, despite what U.S. officials say is a requirement to do so under the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
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