China is about to achieve military superiority over the US. Word of the US Chief of Staff
US Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley warned members of Congress on March 29 that China is poised to achieve military superiority over the United States by mid-century.
Speaking at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Defense Department's 2024 budget requests, Milley noted that China has a national goal to be a "global coequal" with the United States and "militarily higher” by 2049.
“I'm on track to achieve this, and that's really worrying,” he said. “It's really worrying. And we will have to not only keep up, but exceed it, and this will ensure peace.
Of particular concern is China's nuclear development program, Milley said, arguing that the United States can do little to "stop, slow, abort, interdict, or destroy it."
Milley's concern echoed that of US Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, who told Congress on Tuesday that China's nuclear-power expansion is the most "disturbing" military threat he has seen in a half-century career. .
For months, the Pentagon has been sounding the alarm about China's nuclear moves, warning in December that the country was about to quadruple the number of nuclear warheads to 1,500 by 2035.
Currently, the Defense Department estimates that China has more than 400 nuclear warheads. While this number may seem small compared to US stockpiles, which number about 3,750, Milley stressed Wednesday that the communist country's capabilities should not be underestimated.
“Today they have a significant nuclear capability and they have ICBMs that can reach the United States,” he said. "This is obviously worrying."
The general also noted that the situation is further complicated by the strengthening of relations between China and Russia, which he described as "annoying". “We are facing two great powers with nuclear weapons,” he stressed. "The Cold War principles of deterrence are still valid, but now it's more complicated because it's two against one."
And with the added threat of Iran, Milley predicted that "these three countries together will be problematic for many years to come."
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