Military Times: China, close to establishing its own ‘nuclear triad,’ has practiced targeting US
The Pentagon, for the first time, has publicly reported what commanders in the Pacific have known about, and kept a wary eye on, for some time: China is practicing long-range bombing runs against U.S. targets.
While the Defense Department annually reports on the rapid growth in capabilities of China’s air, land and sea forces, the 2018 report is the first to acknowledge the direct threat to U.S. territory.
Recent developments on China’s H-6K variant of its Badger bomber give the bomber “the capability to carry six land-attack cruise missiles, giving the PLA a long-range standoff precision strike capability that can range Guam,” the report said. It also acknowledged frequent bombing practice runs that U.S. commanders at the newly renamed U.S. INDOPACOM in Hawaii have watched expand in numbers and distance.
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WNU Editor: The speed at which China has built up its military in the past 20 years is truly impressive.
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And if you think they're bullying everyone now. .just wait in 5-10 years
China never could have built up their formidable military without the help of West....our politicians are bribed and so gave the OK to establish trade relations with China. China made billions and billions using slave labor....with that money China modernizes it military so they can attack the west one day, (and they will). Insanity!
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