October 17, 2007

U.S. scrambles to increase long-range strike capability
against China targets

The U.S. military will double its long-range strike capability by 2025, according to Senate testimony last week. The long-range strike capability is based, in part, on plans to be able to conduct bombing missions deep inside China, according to defense officials familiar with classified assessments.    (FULL STORY)

The U.S. plans a next generation bomber like the B-2, top [ZOOM], seen preparing for joint exercise Valiant Shield near Guam.

China's President Hu Jintao, left, and former president Jiang Zemin in Beijing on Oct. 15.  Reuters/Jason Lee

President Hu speaks of 'peace' and 'harmony' but turns to PLA for needed clout

President Hu Jintao, normally characterized as a “China Putin” who is even duller than the Kremlin original, is capable of pulling out surprises from his bag of tricks. His much-awaited Political Report to the 17th Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congress, which ends Oct. 21, includes olive branches not only to Taiwan but also the rest of the world. However, things are usually not what they seem in China -- especially regarding official rhetoric. Hu has devoted an entire section in his Political Report to military modernization                                        (FULL STORY)
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