Ukraine war a 'warmup,' the 'big one is coming' and US behind in nuclear, admiral warns
The US Stratcom head warned that China and Russia are outcompeting America in the nuclear arena, losing deterrence.
By MICHAEL STARR
Published: NOVEMBER 6, 2022
The war in Ukraine is a prelude to greater military challenges to the US in the near future, and America is losing its competitive edge in nuclear weapons capabilities, US Strategic Command head Admiral Charles Richard warned in a speech at the Naval Submarine League's 2022 Annual Symposium & Industry Update on Wednesday, the US Defense Department reported.
"This Ukraine crisis that we're in right now, this is just the warmup," said Richard. "The big one is coming. And it isn't going to be very long before we're going to get tested in ways that we haven't been tested in a long time."
Richard warned that the US was losing its nuclear deterrence against competitors like China and Russia. "As I assess our level of deterrence against China, the ship is slowly sinking," he said. "It is sinking slowly, but it is sinking, as fundamentally they are putting capability in the field faster than we are."
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The US Stratcom head warned that China and Russia are outcompeting America in the nuclear arena, losing deterrence.
By MICHAEL STARR
Published: NOVEMBER 6, 2022
The war in Ukraine is a prelude to greater military challenges to the US in the near future, and America is losing its competitive edge in nuclear weapons capabilities, US Strategic Command head Admiral Charles Richard warned in a speech at the Naval Submarine League's 2022 Annual Symposium & Industry Update on Wednesday, the US Defense Department reported.
"This Ukraine crisis that we're in right now, this is just the warmup," said Richard. "The big one is coming. And it isn't going to be very long before we're going to get tested in ways that we haven't been tested in a long time."
Richard warned that the US was losing its nuclear deterrence against competitors like China and Russia. "As I assess our level of deterrence against China, the ship is slowly sinking," he said. "It is sinking slowly, but it is sinking, as fundamentally they are putting capability in the field faster than we are."
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