#XiJinping stresses building elite combat force through real combat training and digitalization https://t.co/8iXIuNWo7J pic.twitter.com/qoEXKMhi6y— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) January 4, 2018
Newsweek: If War With the U.S. Comes, What Are the Chinese Military's Strongest Weapons?
The U.S. has the most powerful military in the world, but China is not too far behind. If the two countries went to war, it would undoubtedly have a devastating impact on the world.
Both countries are nuclear powers and a global ranking of the world's militaries placed the U.S. at number one and China in third place, based on the annual report from Global Firepower Index.
There are currently no signs China and the U.S. will go to war in the near future, though it's a topic often discussed among academics and other members of the foreign policy community. Some military minds have also suggested the probability of such a conflict would be much higher if the U.S. takes military action against North Korea, which borders China and is one of Beijing's closest allies.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 4, 2018
Xi Jinping tells army not to fear death in show of China's military might -- The Guardian
China building military base in Pakistan -- Washington Times
N. Korea Reopens Cross-border Communications With S. Korea -- AP
U.S. military warns against getting hopes up over North Korean overture -- Reuters
Lockheed to support Korea's Peace Krypton intelligence aircraft -- UPI
Who Wants to Operate Carrier-Based F-35Bs in Asia? -- Robert Farley, The Diplomat
Airborne 'Typhoon': Russia Develops Special Armored Vehicle for Paratroopers -- Sputnik
Where Russian Information Warfare Is Failing -- US Naval Institute
The Strategy Behind Russia’s Alleged INF Treaty Breach -- Adam Cabot, RCD
India to replace Russian air defense systems under $1.5B program -- Defense News
3 European producers bid for Poland sub deal -- Defense News
Trump might get pushback from Gemany on NATO spending after all -- Defense News
USS Bonhomme Richard to leave Japan, return to U.S. -- UPI
B-1 Crews Prep for Anti-Surface Warfare in Latest LRASM Tests -- DoD Buzz
Orbital ATK awarded $23M to support penetrating weapons -- UPI
Boeing to produce 6,000 Small Diameter Bombs -- UPI
US Starts Production of Upgraded Self-Propelled Howitzer -- Sputnik
US Navy Looks to Private Sector to Boost Sub, Aircraft Carrier Building Capacity -- Sputnik
Pentagon Contract Protests Aren't Frivolous, Rand Study Finds -- Bloomberg
Pentagon budget hangs in the balance as new talks begin -- Washington Examiner
White House names picks for top Air Force, Pentagon acquisition posts -- The Hill
House Dem calls for bill to restrict Trump's ability to launch preemptive nukes -- The Hill
Marine Corps Lab Imagines Weapons of the Future -- Signal
DoD Identifies Green Beret Killed in Violence-Plagued Afghan Province -- Military.com
How Peter Mims spent a week hiding in a warship’s engine room -- Navy Times
Fighter pilot who flew last combat mission in World War II dies at 93 -- Air Force Times
Military bands trumpet the might and status of their nation -- Financial Times
Analysts Outline Options to Cut Nuclear Forces -- Jon Harper, National Defense
5 Reasons The U.S. Army Must Modernize Faster To Avoid Catastrophe -- Loren Thompson, Forbes
Here’s how Trump can use his ‘big button’ -- Ken Chamberlain, Military Times
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