A Chinese Seabased Nuclear Deterrent? June 1, 2009
An article in USNI, which carries this photo of USS Hartford (SSN-768) damaged in a recent collision, discusses China’s ballistic missile submarines.
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Strategic Failure: Congressional Strategic Posture Commission Report May 6, 2009
The final report from the Congressional Strategic Posture Commission seems focused on hedging rather than leading. By Ivan Oelrich and Hans M. Kristensen The…
Read moreNew Pentagon Report on Chinese Military Forces March 26, 2009
The 2009 Pentagon report shows hardly any changes of Chinese nuclear forces. By Hans M. Kristensen The new annual report on…
Read moreU.S. Strategic Submarine Patrols Continue at Near Cold War Tempo March 16, 2009
U.S. ballistic missile submarines conducted 31 nuclear deterrent patrols in 2008 at an operational tempo comparable to that of the Cold War.
Read moreUS-Chinese Anti-Submarine Cat and Mouse Game in South China Sea March 9, 2009
The Chinese military harassment of a U.S. submarine surveillance vessel Sunday occurred only 75 miles from China’s growing naval base near Yulin on Hainan…
Read moreChinese Submarine Patrols Doubled in 2008 February 3, 2009
Chinese submarines conducted 12 patrols in 2008, the highest ever. . By Hans M. Kristensen Chinese attack…
Read moreChina Defense White Paper Describes Nuclear Escalation January 23, 2009
. By Hans M. Kristensen A Chinese government defense white paper for the first time describes how China’s nuclear forces…
Read moreNuclear Déjà Vu At Carnegie October 30, 2008
By Ivan Oelrich and Hans M. Kristensen Only one week before Barack Obama is expected to win the presidential election, Defense Secretary Robert Gates made one last pitch for the…
Read moreState Department Arms Control Board Declares Cold War on China October 7, 2008
After planning the war against Iraq, former Assistant Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz now heads the State Department’s International Security Advisory Board that recommends a Cold War against China. By…
Read moreNuclear Policy Paper Embraces Clinton Era “Lead and Hedge” Strategy September 25, 2008
By Hans M. Kristensen The new nuclear policy paper National Security and Nuclear Weapons in the 21st Century published quietly Tuesday by the Defense and Energy…
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