Air Force Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander of the Strategic Command, told Congress earlier this year that China is developing a new generation of mobile intercontinental ballistic missiles, in addition to several types of silo-based and mobile missiles already deployed.
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On the need for expanding U.S. nuclear forces, Gen. Cotton said current systems of land-based missiles, bombers and missile submarines are efficient, safe and credible but aging.
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