Admiral Warns That Risk Of Nuclear Conflict Is Growing -- Bill Gertz, Washington Free Beacon
Stratcom: Large-scale Russian strategic nuclear buildup has been underway for over a decade
Russia is engaged in a large-scale buildup of strategic nuclear forces that has been underway for a decade, the commander of the U.S. Strategic Command (Stratcom) told Congress on Wednesday.
“Russia has maintained and continues to modernize their strategic deterrent capability,” Adm. Cecil Haney, the Stratcom commander told the House Armed Services Committee.
The blunt comments came in response to reports that Russian strategic nuclear forces recently held a large-scale nuclear exercise coinciding with saber-rattling conventional military deployments close to Russia’s eastern border with Ukraine.
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Update: Stratcom Chief: Trained, Ready Force Key to Combating Threats -- US Department of Defense
My Comment: A sobering assessment from one who should know what the global security/threat situation is.
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