China's Scary Space Ambitions

China's Scary Space Ambitions, RICHARD D. FISHER, JR., WSJ, JANUARY 20, 2010

As China signals its intention to build space-combat capabilities, increase the size and survivability of its nuclear missile forces, and build new fifth-generation air combat systems, the Obama administration is signaling retreat on the same fronts.

Obama has already responded to the Chinese missile plans by making a tens of billions of dollars shift from shore hugging to missile defense destroyers.

Missile Threat Helped Drive DDG Cut
Zumwalt Class Could Not Down Chinese Weapons, CHRISTOPHER P. CAVAS, Defense News, 4 August 2008

The threat posed by a super-secret new Chinese ballistic missile is among the factors driving the U.S. Navy's decision to "truncate" the planned seven-ship DDG 1000 Zumwalt class of advanced destroyers and build more DDG 51-class ships.

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