Stratcom: China’s ‘Breakout’  Driving Changes to Deterrence

Minuteman ICBM launch.

Credit: USAF
China’s current “strategic breakout,” which includes a dramatic increase in nuclear capacity, capability and funding for its industrial base, requires a different approach to deterrence if the Pentagon is to face both this threat and the ongoing need to deter Russia, the head of U.S. nuclear forces...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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