China Has More ICBM Launchers Than U.S., American Military Reports

Contact Your Elected Officials
Wall Street Journal Header

While the U.S. leads in intercontinental missiles and warheads, Chinaโ€™s gains are fueling debate in Congress

The U.S. military has notified Congress that China now has more land-based intercontinental-range missile launchers than the U.S., fueling the debate about how Washington should respond to Beijingโ€™s nuclear buildup.

โ€œThe number of land-based fixed and mobile ICBM launchers in China exceeds the number of ICBM launchers in the United States,โ€ the commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, which oversees nuclear forces, wrote the Senateโ€™s and Houseโ€™s Armed Services Committees on Jan. 26.

The notification comes as the U.S. is facing the challenge of deterring Russiaโ€™s substantial nuclear forces as well as Chinaโ€™s growing nuclear arsenal. U.S. lawmakers are involved in an increasingly heated debate about how best to counter Beijing, including the Pentagonโ€™s response to the Chinese surveillance balloon that recently traversed the U.S. and hovered over Montana, where a portion of the American militaryโ€™s ICBM arsenal is deployed.

The U.S., which is modernizing all three legs of its land, sea and air based nuclear arsenal, has a much larger nuclear force than China.

Many of Chinaโ€™s land-based launchers still consist of empty silos, according to U.S. officials and experts outside government. The Strategic Command also notified Congress that the U.S. has more intercontinental-range missiles based on land, and more nuclear warheads mounted on those missiles, than China.

The commandโ€™s notifications also donโ€™t include submarine-launched missiles and long-range bombers, where the U.S. has a decided advantage, U.S. officials say.

Republican lawmakers, however, have cited the ICBM launchers as a portent of the scale of Chinaโ€™s longer-range ambitions are urging the U.S. to expand its own nuclear forces to counter the Russian and Chinese forces.

โ€œChina is rapidly approaching parity with the United States,โ€ said Rep. Mike Rogers, the Alabama Republican who chairs the House Armed Services Committee. โ€œWe cannot allow that to happen. The time for us to adjust our force posture and increase capabilities to meet this threat is now.โ€

Byย Michael R. Gordon

Read Full Article on WSJ.com

Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journalhttps://www.wsj.com/
The Wall Street Journal was founded in July 1889. Ever since, the Journal has led the way in chronicling the rise of industries in America and around the world.

Peace In Ukraine Wonโ€™t End The Westโ€™s Hybrid War On Russia

The Westโ€™s Hybrid War on Russia to follow peace in Ukraine is inevitable due to neoconservatives and liberal-globalists in its decision-making ecosystem.

Was Texas Storm Manmade?

Another โ€œ1-in-100 yearsโ€ weather event in Kerr County happened next to a Texas designated โ€œWeather Modification Map of Rain-Enhancement Projects in Texasโ€.

The America Party Will Harm Democrats The Most

Elon Musk formed the America Party after an X poll asking his followers if they wanted โ€œindependence from the two-party system!

Democrats Exhibit the Dunning-Kruger Effect (DKE)

โ€œThe Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias where people with low ability at a task overestimate their competence, while those with high ability underestimate their competence.

250 Countdown

Those 56 intrepid men who signed put their very lives, honor and fortunes on the line. There was no auto-quill to accommodate their signatures.ย 

Existing US Energy Generation Retirements Increase Blackout Risk by 100 Times in 2030: DOE

Planned retirement of more than 100 gigawatts of power generation capacity by end of the decade could increase risk of blackouts in the US by 100 times.

Trial Begins Over Trump Adminโ€™s Deportations of Pro-Palestinian Students

A trial over President Trumpโ€™s attempts to deport pro-Palestinian activists began on July 7 with attorneys debating free speech.

Man Killed After Opening Fire at Border Patrol Facility in Texas

27-year-old man armed with a rifle was killed after opening fire outside Border Patrol facility in McAllen, TX, prompting shootout with feds and local police.

California Rejects Federal Push to End Transgender Participation in School Sports

CA education officials are refusing to end policies allowing transgender students to participate in school sports consistent with their gender identities.

Trump Extends Federal Hiring Freeze Until October

Trump issued memo extending federal hiring freeze until Oct. 15, maintaining exemptions for positions related to the armed forces and public safety.

US to Send More Defensive Weapons to Ukraine

The Pentagon is sending more defensive weapons to Ukraine amid the Eastern European countryโ€™s ongoing war with Russia.

Trump to Extend Tariff Deadline to Aug. 1, Keep Rates at 10 Percent During Talks

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump will sign the order to move the deadline to Aug. 1 from its current date of July 9.

DOJ, FBI Find Epstein Committed Suicide, Had No โ€˜Client Listโ€™

Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide and had no โ€œclient list,โ€ according to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI.
spot_img

Related Articles