Senior US Joint Chiefs of Staff officials say it is necessary to “counter Beijing’s ambitions in the IndoPacific” and “maintain the nuclear deterrent advantage.” Defense budget increased by 8% for 2023 Warplane
Russia poses “an acute threat, but the United States’ top defense priority “remains to counter China’s ambitions in the IndoPacific (UKRAINE WAR: THE SPECIAL UPDATES). Michael J. McCord, the Pentagon’s chief financial officer, said at a press conference illustrating the 2023 US defense budget Kathleen H. Hicks explained that the largest funds were allocated “with regard to Ukraine. According to Hicks, the US security landscape has “radically changed compared to that after 9/11,” with “China and Russia representing the primary strategic challenges.” Washington will “need to focus on defending the IndoPacific and Europe.”
Pentagon: Maintain nuclear deterrent advantage
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The United States must invest in upgrading its nuclear arsenal to “keep the balance of deterrence on our side,” Pentagon joint deputy chief of staff Admiral Christopher W. Grady said at a news conference. For her part, Assistant Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks highlighted areas where investment will be concentrated, including the chain of command and communications and arsenal maintenance.
“Nuclear deterrence is NATO’s highest defense”
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Nuclear deterrence “is the ultimate defensive barrier” for the United States and its allies, the Pentagon said. For this, “a modernization of the systems that goes beyond the current architecture, on all three legs of the nuclear triad” is crucial. Launch platforms on land, in the air and on water Washington has allocated 34.4 billion dollars in the new spending plan for this purpose.
The USA sends 6 electronic warplanes to Germany
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The Pentagon has announced that it will send six naval aircraft specializing in electronic warfare to Germany, along with about 240 US naval troops, to bolster NATO’s eastern flank. The EA18G “Growler” aircraft, based at Whidbey Island Naval Base in Washington state, will arrive at Spangdahlem Air Force Base on Monday but will not be deployed to the conflict in Ukraine, according to US Defense Spokesman John Kirby.
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US nuclear bombs in Italy: how many and where they are
Our country is one of those harboring US bombs as part of the Atlantic Alliance division. However, the weapons that NATO says are used for deterrence and defense remain under Washington’s exclusive control
The growing international tensions unleashed by the war in Ukraine brought the Atomic bombs and the risk of their possible use. Among the countries that have nuclear weapons on their soil there is also Italy
Our country it has no nuclear weapons of its ownbut as a NATO member it houses some bombs as part of the division of nuclear deterrence the alliance
As the Atlantic Alliance itself claims, indeed atomic bombs are a core part of the capabilities of Deterrence and Defense of NATO