Last November, Adm. Charles Richard, then-commander of U.S. Strategic Command, said, “As I assess our level of deterrence against China, the ship is slowly sinking.”
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Last year, however, then-Strategic Command commander Adm. Charles Richard declared China in “nuclear breakout,” what he termed a rapid buildup of missiles, bombers and submarines that requires an immediate response from the Pentagon to preserve deterrence.
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