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2021-12-06 -Land of the Free

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin admits China is 'on pace to become a peer competitor' to US military and warns Xi Jinping wants to build a THOUSAND nuclear warheads by 2030

[MAIL] China's military is on pace to become a 'peer competitor' to the United States' armed forces as the country moves to amass nuclear weapons at 'breakneck' speed, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned on Saturday.

However he also downplayed the possibility of a new Cold War and emphasized diplomacy and deterrence as the US strategy to compete with the growing economic powerhouse.

Speaking at the Reagan National Defense Forum in California, the Pentagon chief devoted much of his nearly hour-long appearance to discussing 'an increasingly assertive and autocratic' China's efforts to upend US dominance in the global order.

Part of that threat includes a goal to amass a thousand nuclear warheads in its arsenal by the end of the decade, Austin said.

'We’ve seen two decades of breakneck modernization by the People’s Liberation Army,' he said, referencing the Chinese military. 'And China’s military is on pace to become a peer competitor to the United States in Asia - and, eventually, around the world.'

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#1 But is it a peer competitor to the USSR, Lloyd?

Lloyd have moicy

Posted by Merrick Ferret 2021-12-06 02:20|| 2021-12-06 02:20|| Front Page Top

#2 A wasted career and valuable national resource. Austin should immediately apply as an Ark Encounter greeter.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-12-06 02:22|| 2021-12-06 02:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Given that you and be boys at the puzzle palace have failed in your primary responsibility of protecting the continental United States from invasion, why should we care about about justifications for more stuff you'll never use.

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-12-06 07:12|| 2021-12-06 07:12|| Front Page Top

#4 Say what you want about the strategy behind MAD, but it worked for two opponents who both understood there would be no winners. Do you think the CCP thinks that way?

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-12-06 07:13|| 2021-12-06 07:13|| Front Page Top

#5 ..when you got a population of 2 billion and can get away with playing loose with bio-weapons, can you be sure?

Posted by Procopius2k 2021-12-06 07:27|| 2021-12-06 07:27|| Front Page Top

#6 "But we have more pronouns!"

Posted by Frank G 2021-12-06 07:32|| 2021-12-06 07:32|| Front Page Top

#7 I don't think I just saw China get buttfucked on international TV, Dwayne.

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-12-06 17:25|| 2021-12-06 17:25|| Front Page Top

#8 Red China and Red USA are competing to see which economy will collapse sooner.

Posted by Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 2021-12-06 18:00|| 2021-12-06 18:00|| Front Page Top

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