Five major issues the military will face in 2022
by Mike Brest, Defense Reporter |
| January 02, 2022 07:00 AM
After an eventful 2021, things are unlikely to calm down in the new year. Here are a few issues that will be high priorities for the Department of Defense going forward.
China and Taiwan
The United States and China had a bumpy relationship in 2021 that shows no sign of smoothing out in the new year. The Chinese military took aggressive actions in their missile testing as well as in their posture toward Taiwan, the island nation that claims its independence from the mainland, which the Chinese Communist Party doesn't recognize.
THE SEVEN BIGGEST MILITARY STORIES OF 2021
The Chinese military conducted a hypersonic missile test that got the attention of the international community, and a DOD report released in November reveals that they have accelerated the pace of their nuclear expansion program to the point where they could “have up to 700 deliverable nuclear warheads” within roughly five years.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/five-major-issues-the-military-will-face-in-2022
