China's Military
China's Massive Military Modernization Threatens the Balance of Power in Asia
"China's plans to field new, sophisticated ballistic missiles as part of a military build-up now underway increasingly threatens to upset the correlation of forces in Asia over the next decade, according to a top U.S. intelligence official.
'Strategic force modernization is a continuing priority, and China will likely field three new strategic missiles - more mobile, survivable and capable - within a decade, said David Gordon, chairman of the CIA's National Intelligence Council (NIC).
According to a May 4 story by Reuters Gordon, in a statement to members of the Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission the day before, reported that the planned new missile deployments are the product of a massive, multi-year military modernization effort - one that is already 'tilting the balance of power in the Taiwan Straits and improving China's capabilities to threaten U.S. forces in the region.' "
Washington Times Insider
"China's plans to field new, sophisticated ballistic missiles as part of a military build-up now underway increasingly threatens to upset the correlation of forces in Asia over the next decade, according to a top U.S. intelligence official.
'Strategic force modernization is a continuing priority, and China will likely field three new strategic missiles - more mobile, survivable and capable - within a decade, said David Gordon, chairman of the CIA's National Intelligence Council (NIC).
According to a May 4 story by Reuters Gordon, in a statement to members of the Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission the day before, reported that the planned new missile deployments are the product of a massive, multi-year military modernization effort - one that is already 'tilting the balance of power in the Taiwan Straits and improving China's capabilities to threaten U.S. forces in the region.' "
Washington Times Insider
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