Biden Approved Secret Nuclear Strategy Refocusing on Chinese Threat
www.nytimes.com
In a classified document approved in March, the president ordered U.S. forces to prepare for possible coordinated nuclear confrontations with Russia, China and North Korea.
  • thebartermyth [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    751·
    4 months ago

    Terrifying and irrational state enemies are evil-y mustering their forces… Anyway, that’s why the highest levels of our government secretly formed a plan to literally nuke their countries.

    Perfect framing, thank you

    Mallory Stewart, the assistant secretary for arms control, deterrence and stability at the State Department, said in an interview that the Chinese government is “actively preventing us from having conversations about the risks.” Instead, she said, Beijing “seems to be taking a page out of Russia’s playbook that, until we address tensions and challenges in our bilateral relationship, they will choose not to continue our arms control, risk reduction, and nonproliferation conversations.”

    Gee, no clue why they wouldn’t play ball.

    deeply unserious

    • peeonyou [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      16·
      4 months ago

      they won’t continue arms control, risk reduction, and nonproliferation conversations because they don’t want to just provide the US with all the information it needs to figure out how to wipe them out in a first strike

      • RyanGosling [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
        15·
        4 months ago

        Not to mention the US cotes against anything that limits its arms. They tried to pass a resolution to “ban weapons in space” which Russia and China voted against because an older resolution already banned that while the US’ proposals added a bunch of bullshit that only benefits the US