The US General outlined the strategic situation: “We now have two equal opponents at once, which has never happened before”

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The United States is currently in the unusual position of having to deal with two countries that are dynamically building up their military capabilities - Russia and China. In this regard, Washington should reconsider the strategy for developing its forces. This was stated by Major General of the US Air Force, director of plans and policy Strategic Command Ferdinand Stoss.

Previously, the United States alone controlled the level of violence in world conflicts. Now, Stoss believes, their competitors are the Russian Federation and China, which have the opportunity, if necessary, to raise the level of violence at any time and in any region of the world.



The United States, our allies and partners have not faced such threats in more than thirty years. For the first time we are dealing with two equal rivals at once

- said the major general during the summit on nuclear deterrence.

At the same time, Stoss noted that Russia is a short-term threat, working on various types of weapons - from hypersonic missiles to destroy ships to long-range missiles equipped with nuclear power plants.

China, on the other hand, is rapidly increasing its nuclear capability by building hundreds of missile launch silos. By 2030, Beijing could have up to a thousand nuclear warheads, according to the US military. The Pentagon must counter this with an accelerated pace of modernization of its weapons.
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  1. gunnerminer
    gunnerminer
    -11
    11 February 2022 11: 02
    The PLA can hardly be called equal to the US Armed Forces. They lag behind in intelligence, in naval aviation, in aviation, in the experience of operational management of large formations and formations, in logistics, in logistics, especially in isolated theaters of military operations, in the construction of submarines, and their use by formations.
    1. 123
      123
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      11 February 2022 11: 13
      The PLA can hardly be called equal to the US Armed Forces. They lag behind in intelligence, in naval aviation, in aviation, in the experience of operational management of large formations and formations, in logistics, in logistics, especially in isolated theaters of military operations, in the construction of submarines, and their use by formations.

      Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. The land parts of the Americans are just children compared to the Chinese, they are negligible, respectively, the possibilities are far behind, especially in the allotted theaters of war. They don't have medium-range missiles.
      1. gunnerminer
        gunnerminer
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        11 February 2022 12: 02
        There is no need for the US to fight in China. And the PLA does not have the ability to fight in the United States, or in any other remote theater of operations. They have long been mutually beneficial trading partners.

        They don't have medium-range missiles.

        Subtle humor.
        1. 123
          123
          +3
          11 February 2022 22: 38
          There is no need for the US to fight in China.

          Does China really need to fight on US soil? smile

          And the PLA does not have the ability to fight in the United States, or other remote theater of war

          Does the Pentagon have the ability to fight in China? How can on "other remote" Afghanistan a vivid example.

          Subtle humor.

          It's not humor, it's a fact. If you remember, such an agreement was about limitation. They came out recently.

          They are longtime mutually beneficial trading partners.

          What are you saying belay Here it turns out to be how it really is ... And it turns out that there can be no war. stop You look at the very first comment, so some kind of clown practiced double standards and propaganda, compared the PLA with the Pentagon laughing
          1. gunnerminer
            gunnerminer
            -9
            11 February 2022 22: 51
            Neither China nor the United States have territorial claims to each other. China needs Baikal, Siberia with natural resources, Primorye is necessary. The leasing of the PRC for 50 years, for starters, these territories is not far off.
            The futility of being on the territory of their units reached the Pentagon. So they draped, believing that they got off with little blood. At least the prisoners were not left, several hundred.
            The United States will promptly reproduce medium-range missiles; they have the industrial and financial capabilities for this. Will be missed, high-tech vassals will be connected. We do not have such opportunities, and vassals.
            The PLA and the US Armed Forces can be compared. But at the same time, China and the United States did not stop trade. We cannot reach the targets in that trade, even in the foreseeable future.
            1. 123
              123
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              12 February 2022 07: 28
              Neither China nor the United States have territorial claims to each other. China needs Baikal, Siberia with natural resources, Primorye is necessary.

              Having "territorial claims" and "necessary" are two big differences. Tricks and distortion. Didn't even read further. Are you promoting again? smile
  2. Dear sofa expert.
    Dear sofa expert.
    +11
    11 February 2022 11: 04
    We now have two equal opponents at once

    As the bitter reality showed, Afghanistan was an equal adversary for the United States. And then .. "bearded" turned out to be a little "more equal". )
    1. Old Skeptic
      Old Skeptic
      +4
      11 February 2022 11: 41
      They also forgot about Vietnam and Samali, Cuba.
  3. Nikolay Moroz
    Nikolay Moroz
    +4
    11 February 2022 11: 17
    They forgot about IRAN ... he will take advantage if something happens .. and block the oil supply channel.
  4. shiva
    shiva
    +1
    11 February 2022 11: 36
    If you try to sit on two chairs, you can fall. And if these chairs also go on different paths, then you can tear your ass like pants ...
  5. Jacques sekavar
    Jacques sekavar
    +2
    11 February 2022 14: 33
    This military man is right in that the USA has to deal with two comparable opponents. The question is that the USA members themselves made them their opponents.
    The economic potential of the Russian Federation is incomparable with the EU and the USA, and therefore the Russian Federation does not pose a threat and is the subject of aggressive encroachments and subversive activities, through sanctions and reduction in income, provoke large capitalists into anti-government actions and defragment the Russian Federation into their individual fiefdoms. It all comes down to money, and my uncle understands this, which is why he talks about the Russian Federation as a temporary threat.
    The only reliable guarantee of the independence of all economic weak state formations is the presence of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery. At the same time, everyone is aware that in the event that an armed conflict escalates into a nuclear one, the losses will be unacceptable for everyone, and this is a stabilizing factor against the aggressive encroachments of stronger state formations. Therefore, Iran makes a big mistake by bargaining with the USA on the conditions for ending its nuclear program.
    The economic potential of the PRC is comparable to that of the USA and the EU, but is much inferior in the field of strategic nuclear and other weapons.
    The limited raw material base requires the integration of China into the world economy, and its development at a faster pace (8,1% in 21 years, against about 4% in the US and the EU) reduces the undivided world domination of transnational monopoly associations and aggravates relations with the leading imperialist state formations - the US and the EU . Therefore, China reasonably responded to the insistent desire of the USA to involve the PRC in the START-3 negotiations - immediately, as soon as the USA reduce their nuclear arsenals to the level of the PRC or when the PRC equals the USA.
  6. Cambustiologist
    Cambustiologist
    +1
    12 February 2022 17: 41
    We are an equal opponent of the United States, where in which theater of operations? In Europe? With our 12000 tanks. Are they an equal opponent? We will reach the English Channel in a few days. Can you explain what 12000 tanks are?
    1. Alex Orlov
      Alex Orlov
      0
      12 February 2022 22: 50
      We are an equal opponent of the United States, where in which theater of operations?

      I think he meant the damage that one of the parties can inflict on its opponent under ideal conditions. Perhaps we can compare in this. No more.
  7. Demonlivi
    Demonlivi
    0
    13 February 2022 10: 08
    The main thing is that they do not push their foreheads against Russia and China! (As it was already under Khrushchev) they fought in Domansky! And the USA rubbed their hands! I hope for the wisdom of our gene seks!
  8. shinobi
    shinobi
    0
    16 February 2022 08: 01
    And both countries, these countries will gladly strangle the United States. The time of the Yankees ended at the end of the 90s. In 2008, they began to see slowly, the most adequate ones. In 2021, everyone saw this.