Biden should continue building intermediate-range missiles Luke Griffith December 23, 2020 Developing and deploying intermediate-range missiles would allow the Biden administration to propose an exchange of apples for apples in nuclear arms control negotiations, according to this commentary. (Patrick Semansky/AP) After withdrawing from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in August 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump envisioned a comprehensive agreement that controlled all Russian and Chinese nuclear systems, including about 100 Russian and 2,200 Chinese ground-launched, intermediate-range missiles. With the Xi government unwilling to join arms control negotiations, the Trump administration expressed interest in a bilateral deal with Russia. To augment its bargaining position and military capabilities, it secured $181 million to develop intermediate-range conventional missiles.
The Biden administration should not anticipate a rapid breakthrough during bilateral negotiations with Russia and China.
After withdrawing from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in August 2019, President Donald Trump envisioned a comprehensive agreement that controlled all Russian and Chinese nuclear systems, including about 100 Russian and 2,200 Chinese ground-launched, intermediate-range missiles. With the Xi government unwilling to join arms control negotiations, the Trump administration expressed interest in a bilateral deal with Russia. To augment its bargaining position and military capabilities, it secured $181 million to develop conventional intermediate-range missiles.
On the one hand, analysis of the American diplomacy between 1977 and 1987 that produced the INF Treaty suggests that the Biden administration should continue building ground-based, intermediate-range conventional missiles, which will have significant operational value. Develo
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A new promotional video from Lockheed Martin shows how the U.S. armed services will be able to cooperate on the battlefield (using Lockheed Martin weapons).
The video depicts a U.S. Army Precision Strike Missile destroying enemy surface-to-air missile sites, clearing the way for a F-35 on a mission.
The video does do a good job illustrating how the services can complement one another to fight the enemy as a single fighting force.
A new concept video from Lockheed Martin features its long-range Precision Strike Missile in action.
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To Avoid A Bloodbath, the U.S. Army Needs To Demonstrate Its Relevance In The Pacific
If all the Army plans to do in the Indo-Pacific is deploy fires systems and air defenses, it risks irrelevance and a major hit to its budget.
The rise of China is the one overarching national security challenge for the foreseeable future, and it will be vital to continue maintaining stability in the Indo-Pacific region through deterrence measures. Complicating those efforts is the need to modernize and restructure the U.S. military.
The Pentagon’s plans to expand the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force, reorient the Marine Corps and build a Space Force with warfighting potential are being pursued largely with the growing threat from China in mind. However, the Service largely being left out is the Army. The Army has not been able to articulate a substantive role for itself in the Indo-Pacific region. Unless it does, the Army risks suffering a significant reduction in resources and end-strength.