Washington, April 28 (IANS) China’s expanding missile arsenal and evolving military capabilities are reshaping US defence planning, with senior Pentagon officials telling lawmakers that Beijing remains the central strategic challenge driving a new generation of homeland missile defence.Testifying before a Senate panel, Assistant Secretary Marc Berkowitz said bluntly: “China is our pacing competitor we will deter China from a position of strength.”He said Beijing’s growing capabilities ar…
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Washington, April 21 (IANS) The United States is confronting a “more dangerous era” marked by simultaneous nuclear competition with China and Russia, lawmakers and defence officials warned at a Senate hearing, as the administration pushed for accelerated modernisation of its nuclear arsenal.At a Congressional hearing, Senator Deb Fischer said the US now faces “the challenge of simultaneously deterring two nuclear adversaries,” noting that both countries are expanding and modernising thei…