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☆ As China's navy grows, the US fleet is on a 'downward trajectory,' maritime expert says
  + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +9 min
"It's the end of the pacifist period on the seas," Dr Steven Wills of the Center for Maritime Strategy, told Business Insider. The US fleet is still widely considered the world's most powerful navy due to its 11 aircraft carriers and cutting-edge nuclear submarine capabilities. "They're scrapping more ships than they're building, which means the US Navy is on a downward trajectory, not an upward trajectory," said Dr Salvatore Mercogliano, a maritime historian at Campbell University. Another piece of the puzzle is shipbuilding capacity. Expanding American shipbuilding capacity ought to start now, Wills said: "You don't make the arsenal of democracy overnight."
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☆ Giving Trump sweeping immunity would bring 'chaos,' former US generals, admirals, and military service leaders say
  + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Read previewNineteen former military officials argue in a US Supreme Court amicus brief that offering legal immunity to former President Donald Trump could cause irreparable damage. Smith has asked the Supreme Court to reject Trump's immunity claims. Former military members detailed how granting Trump, the former commander-in-chief of the armed forces, immunity from felony charges would negatively impact the rule of law, civilian-military relations, and the peaceful transition of power. If Trump were granted immunity, the former military leaders said, this would also negate individual rights and the role of civilians within military. "The president doesn't have immunity on these types of issues," Trump's former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told CNN's Katie Hunt in response to the brief and Trump's immunity plea.
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☆ Opinion: We must help Ukraine now or fight costlier wars later
  + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Opinion Mark T. Esper | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +8 min
Whether Congress chooses to provide the continued financial support Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan desperately need will go a long way toward answering this question. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on July 9 in Washington, DC. Without renewed US support, the arms pipeline to Ukraine will continue to dwindle over the coming months, directly impacting what happens on the battlefield. Politics must be set aside, and politicians who spurn allies, coddle autocrats and argue for American retrenchment should be ignored. Leadership is a heavy cross to bear, indeed, but the benefits of doing so — especially in the face of clear threats — will always outweigh the costs and favor the United States.
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☆ The Chinese Navy's presence in the Middle East involves 6 'highly capable vessels' stationed in the theater, military expert says
  + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
The Chinese navy has deployed "six highly capable vessels" to the Middle East, says RAND's Bryden Spurling. He told Newsweek that the ships "reflect the rapid growth in the sophistication" of China's navy. Six Chinese warships were stationed in the Middle East last week, per reports from China Military Online, a Chinese state-linked military news outlet. The US has ramped up its military presence in the Middle East amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. The Pentagon's 2022 annual report on China's military development forecasted China's fleet to reach 400 ships by 2025 and 440 ships by 2030.
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☆ China has the capacity to build PLA combat ships at 200 times the rate that the US can, per leaked US Navy intelligence
  + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
China's shipbuilding capacity has dwarfed US capabilities, per leaked US Navy intelligence. A Navy spokesperson confirmed the leaked material's authenticity to Fox News Digital. China has the world's largest navy and could have a fleet of 440 ships by 2030, per the Pentagon. A leaked US Navy briefing slide with the information circulated online in July, per The War Zone, an online newsletter. AdvertisementAdvertisementA US Navy spokesperson told Fox News Digital in an article published on September 14 that the briefing slide is authentic.
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☆ China flew spy balloons over the US while Trump was president, but nobody realized until after he left office, reports say
  + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Chinese spy balloons had crossed into the US at least three times under Trump, officials said. Trump and former defense officials said over the weekend they were not aware of this. The sightings were only discovered "after the prior administration left," senior defense officials told both The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. "It never happened with us under the Trump administration and if it did, we would have shot it down immediately," Trump told Fox News Digital on Sunday. It's also unclear if balloons spotted during the Trump administration were shot down.
☆ German president says Trump's 'America First' policy creates unstable world
  + stars: | 2020-02-14 | by ( Amanda Macias | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier addresses the opening speech of the 56th Munich Security Conference in Munich, southern Germany, on February 14, 2020. "Our closest ally, the United States of America, under the current administration, rejects the very concept of the international community," he said. In his opening remarks, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned that the United States would put its own interests first at the expense of allies. MUNICH — Germany's president kicked off the annual Munich Security Conference on Friday by taking a swipe at President Donald Trump's "America First" foreign policy approach. Read more: Nuclear weapons and 5G among national security topics at Munich Security ConferenceSteinmeier also accused Russia and China of amplifying global insecurity in pursuit of "great power" competition.
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