The Bayeng government re -evaluated the US nuclear policy to conclude that because competitors have deployed a series of non -nuclear strike capabilities, the United States and allies may suffer "strategic hierarchical damage", and the United States continues to uphold up to upholdThe principle of "not first used" and "only for counterattack" will face unbearable risks.
(Washington Composite Electric) In the face of increasingly intensified Sino -Russian threats, the United States will no longer surrender the use of nuclear weapons.The new American defense strategy refers to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, highlighting the "serious threat" of Moscow, but the most significant challenge in the United States comes from China.
In the new version of the defense strategy released by the US Department of Defense on Thursday, in the next 20 years, the United States will face two nuclear strong countries for the first time in history. They are strategic competitors and potential enemies in the United States.The United States will still maintain the high threshold of nuclear weapons, but it does not rule out the use of nuclear weapons when facing non -nuclear strategic threats in the face of local, overseas, or allies.
The defense strategy also pointed out that the Bayeng government re -evaluated the US nuclear policy concluded. In view of a series of non -nuclear strike capabilities that competitors have developed and deployed, the United States and allies may suffer "strategic hierarchical damage" for this.Continue to adhere to the principle of "not the first to use" and "only for counterattack" nuclear weapons, you must face an unbearable risk.
Facing China -Russia hypersonic weapons, there is no defense ability in the United States
This file is not disclosed, which type of non -nuclear threats will cause the United States to make a nuclear right.The current threats include high supersonic weapons owned by Russia and China, and the United States has no defense capabilities.
Bynden promised during the 2020 campaign that the nuclear arsenal should only be used to curb or retaliate nuclear attacks. Progressive Democrats agreed, but the strategy of defense eagle talculation was mostly micro -word.However, in the past two years, the threat environment in the United States has undergone tremendous changes.
Russian President Putin and some officials have mentioned several times to use nuclear weapons on the Ukrainian battlefield, but Putin said during the annual meeting of the Walse International Debate Club on Thursday that this is just Russia's repeated discussion on the United States and Europe that may have nuclear conflicts.Response.
Putin said: "We don't want to have a nuclear blow to Ukraine, no matter in military or politics."
The national defense strategy submits a state conference in the form of confidential reports in March, and the members are considered when approved the national defense budget of 2023.
Austin refers to China's intention and the ability to reshape international order
The US Secretary of Defense Austin released the non -confidential content in the document on Thursday and explained the different challenges brought by China and Russia.He said that China is the "most important strategic competitor in the next decades".He said that China "is the only competitor with both the intention to reshape the international order and is more capable of doing so."
While he is rapidly realizing modernization and expanding military strength, he has adopted more and more coercion to reshape the Indian and international system. "
National Defense Strategy said that China's goal is to have at least 1,000 nuclear warheads that can be delivered in 2030, which can be used for "coercion operations, including military provocations for American allies and partners in the region."
Austin said: "Different from China, Russia cannot systematically challenge the United States for a long time, but Russia's aggression will have an instant and obvious threat to the interests and values of the United States."
Austin also said that nuclear weapons in the United States will continue to play a role in curbing North Korea's attacks. If North Korea launch nuclear attacks on the United States, South Korea, or Japan, the ending will be "the end of the Kim Jong -un regime."
