How to counter China, Russia’s advances in weapons technology
By Tim Greeff
May 31, 2019 10:39 am
The last four months must have set off alarm bells for Pentagon planners whose job it is to worry about winning against any potential adversary.
First, in November, the China Electronics Technology Group Corporation announced it had developed a prototype radar that uses quantum technology. China’s claim is that it can detect stealth aircraft, a technology that the United States relied upon for military advantage against potential foes.
Then, over the Christmas holiday, the Russian government announced that it had finished testing a nuclear-capable glider that flies at 20 times the speed of sound. President Vladimir Putin trumpeted the fact that the weapon would be in the Russian arsenal next year. This is several years before the United States is expected to deploy a comparable weapon.
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