Nuclear deterrence lessons from Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan

Nuclear deterrence lessons from Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan
Nuclear deterrence lessons from Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan

Ambiguity marks China’s management of its nuclear forces and how it discusses them and uses them to deter. Unlike the US and Russia, Dean Cheng said “the Chinese believe ambiguity and doubt promote deterrence.”

RIMPAC 2020 Smaller, But China Looms Just As Large

RIMPAC 2020 Smaller, But China Looms Just As Large
RIMPAC 2020 Smaller, But China Looms Just As Large

Pacific Fleet commander, Adm. John Aquilino, put a positive face on the smaller operation, saying, “the growing security environment in the Pacific demands now more than ever that like-minded nations join forces

China Threatens In Paracels; Three US Carrier Groups Sail The Philippine Sea

China Threatens In Paracels; Three US Carrier Groups Sail The Philippine Sea
China Threatens In Paracels; Three US Carrier Groups Sail The Philippine Sea

Three American carrier strike groups are moving in the Philippine Sea while China shuts down sea traffic in the South China Sea

COVID-19 Claims Aircraft Carrier USS Roosevelt As Latest Victim

COVID-19 Claims Aircraft Carrier USS Roosevelt As Latest Victim
COVID-19 Claims Aircraft Carrier USS Roosevelt As Latest Victim

The Roosevelt “is operationally capable if called upon to do so,” Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said, “but we are pulling the ship into Guam. Nobody from the ship will be allowed to leave the ship other than on the pier.”

Taiwan Buys Lots Of Tanks, But Really Wants New F-16Vs

Taiwan Buys Lots Of Tanks, But Really Wants New F-16Vs
Taiwan Buys Lots Of Tanks, But Really Wants New F-16Vs

As dozens of US and allied warships operate in the Pacific, trailed by a Chinese spy ship, the Trump administration debates selling new F-16s to Taiwan.