Richard has been commander of Stratcom since 2019 - described by the Pentagon as being 'responsible for the global command and control of U.S. strategic forces to meet decisive national security objectives'
* Navy Adm. Charles A. Richard, commander of Stratcom, addressed a gathering of top military officials in Arlington, Va., on Wednesday
* Richard warned that further investment in the US military was needed, in the face of rising threats
* 'This Ukraine crisis that we're in right now, this is just the warmup,' he said. 'The big one is coming'
* Richard added: 'It isn't going to be very long before we're going to get tested in ways that we haven't been tested a long time'
* He said not enough was being done to counter Chinese aggression, saying: 'As I assess our level of deterrence against China, the ship is slowly sinking'
* Richard called on Pentagon chiefs and policy makers to return to the dynamism of the 1950s and 60s, and a phase which saw the U.S. put man on the moon
One of America's most senior military commanders who oversees the US nuclear weapons program has urged the United States to dramatically upgrade its defense capabilities, warning that the China was developing nuclear weapons faster than the U.S. and adding: 'The big one is coming'.
Navy Adm. Charles A. Richard, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command, issued an unusually blunt warning on Wednesday, saying that China's nuclear threat was a 'near-term problem'.
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Update #1: Ukraine War 'Warmup' for U.S. in Face of China Threat: Stratcom Commander -- Newsweek
Update #2: US military nuclear chief sounds the alarm about pace of China’s nuclear weapons program -- CNN
WNU Editor: Stratcom commander Navy Adm. Charles A. Richard says there is a solution .... Stratcom Commander Says U.S. Should Look to 1950s to Regain Competitive Edge (US Department of Defense).
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