STRATCOM Boss: U.S. Must Rethink Deterrence Given Russian, Chinese Capabilities
July 30, 2020 | By Amy McCullough
Given Russia’s vast improvements to its defense posture over the last two decades and the fact that China is on a track to become a strategic peer to the United States by the end of the decade, the Defense Department needs rethink its deterrence strategy, U.S. Strategic Command boss Adm. Charles A. “Chas†Richard said.
“With Russia, bottom line, it’s easier for me to tell you what they’re not modernizing than to tell you what they are,†Richard said during a virtual Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies event on July 30. “It’s basically everything.â€
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