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The “blue wall” states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania have paved the path to the White House for the last two Democratic presidents. Recent discussions have centered on the possibility of an anomaly happening this year with just part of the blue wall breaking its way. “We absolutely are competing to win Michigan,” Harris campaign spokeswoman Lauren Hitt said, noting Harris’ presence there this week. The blue wall states have been pivotal to elect presidents in the last several elections. “Those three, the blue wall states, almost always stay together, but this year it’s an extraordinarily tight race.

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☆ Ukraine is making a new drone called Sting that flies faster than 100 mph to kill Russia's Iranian Shahed drones: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementUkrainian drone maker Wild Hornets is developing an interceptor designed to counter Russia's Shahed-136 loitering munitions, The Telegraph reported. Wild Hornets did not respond to a request for comment sent outside regular business hours by Business Insider. Russia announced in September that it was planning to increase drone production by 10 times, putting it at 1.4 million drones yearly. Ukraine, on the other hand, said it can now make 4 million drones per year. Its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said in October that local defense firms were already contracted to build 1.5 million drones, but did not say what kind.

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☆ Black bear killed while trying to get to pancakes along Tennessee highway
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | Rebecca Cohen Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A black bear was hit by a car and killed on a Tennessee highway after it found a delicious snack on the side of the road while it was bulking up for winter, officials with the Appalachian Bear Rescue said on Facebook. The rescue group, or ABR, said it received a report of an adult black bear that had been struck and killed on Highway 321 coming into Townsend, Tennessee, on Tuesday. While inspecting the bear's remains, they then saw what drew the bear to the busy highway in the first place — a platter of pancakes. "With fall hyperphagia in full swing, the male bear probably saw the pancakes as an easy, high caloric meal." The agency reminded residents to live responsibly in the area, where black bears are common.

Persons: ABR Organizations: Appalachian Bear, Facebook Locations: Tennessee, Townsend , Tennessee

☆ Voting begins for Alaska's Fat Bear Week after one contestant was killed in an attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | Rebecca Cohen Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Voting in Katmai National Park's famed Fat Bear Week was underway Wednesday after a bear killed one of this year's competitors and delayed the bracket reveal by a day. Voting takes place over the course of seven days, culminating in Fat Bear Tuesday, when one bear is crowned the fattest of the season. The winner will then try to beat Bear #128, also known as Grazer, a mother bear who holds last year's Fat Bear title. The injured cub later died and the surviving cub competed in Fat Bear Junior 2024, according to the park service. In another round one face-off, Bear #903, a smaller male and another Fat Bear Week newbie, will meet Bear #909, the mother of the junior contest's winner.

Persons: . Moore, Matt Johnson, Grazer, Walker Organizations: National Park Service, Nonprofit, Reuters, National, Alaska Department of Fish, Bear, Grazer Locations: Brooks, Alaska

☆ Nvidia stock could plunge 20% if Big Tech starts to signal this one change, fund manager says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-29 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft said June quarter capex rose more than 77% year-on-year to $19 billion. Koren and his firm do not own Nvidia stock. Analysts give Nvidia upside potential of 15.8% on average, according to FactSet data on Thursday. "Nvidia will still take the lion's share of, to our estimates, $700 billion of capex over the next two and a half years. So the outlook should still be strong for Nvidia," Wang told CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe" on Wednesday.

Persons: Josh Koren, CNBC's, Koren, Yang Wang, Wang Organizations: Nvidia, Microsoft, Google, Tech, Musketeer Capital Partners, AMD, Counterpoint Research

☆ Inside the legal plans by foes of Donald Trump and Project 2025 to fight his second-term agenda
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Tierney Sneed | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

(Trump himself has tried to distance himself from Project 2025 but many of his policies and goals overlap.) “Honestly, the Trump administration was often sloppy in the way they rolled out these executive orders, including the first Muslim travel ban,” Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson told CNN, referring to the Trump ban on migrants from several Muslim-majority countries that was the target of one of nearly 100 lawsuits brought by the Evergreen State against the Trump administration. “This time around, Project 2025 provides a very thorough overview over the issues in which a leading conservative organization, like the Heritage Foundation, is likely to push the Trump administration,” Romero said. Part of the Project 2025 effort has been to collect and vet thousands of potential staffers to serve up and down the federal bureaucracy of a future Trump administration. The ACLU, meanwhile, has been rolling out a series of analyses of possible legal and legislative responses to potential Trump policies.

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CEO Tom Kingsbury estimated in late May that those expanded categories, including Babies R Us, are “a $2 billion-plus sales opportunity” in the coming years. On a store tour in New Jersey on Wednesday, Chief Merchandising Officer Nick Jones showed off the first Babies R Us shop. Kohl’s will put Babies R Us shops next to its existing baby apparel. Courtesy KohlsOver the past few weeks, online shoppers have also seen Babies R Us on Kohl’s website. As it relaunches Babies R Us, Kohl’s will test whether the brand has remained relevant or grown stale.

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☆ Kohl's bets on Babies R Us as it tries to attract younger families, higher sales
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Kohl's plans to have 200 Babies R Us shops in its stores by the end of September. CEO Tom Kingsbury estimated in late May that those expanded categories, including Babies R Us, are "a $2 billion-plus sales opportunity" in the coming years. On a store tour in New Jersey on Wednesday, Chief Merchandising Officer Nick Jones showed off the first Babies R Us shop. Over the past few weeks, online shoppers have also seen Babies R Us on Kohl's website. Jones said Kohl's will decide whether to open Babies R Us in more stores after learning from the first 200 shops.

Persons: hasn't, Tom Kingsbury, Nick Jones, Hatch, Frida, Graco, Baby Bjorn, Kohl's, Jones, That's, Dana Telsey, There's, Stephen Hinz, They're, Hinz, Macy's, Zola, Babylist, Kingsbury Organizations: U.S, U.S . National Center for Health Statistics, Nike, Telsey Advisory, U.S . Census, Walmart, CNBC Locations: N.J, Wisconsin, New Jersey, U.S, Bath

☆ A nutritionist who cut down on ultra-processed foods quit protein shakes and bars. Here are 3 things he would eat after a workout instead.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA nutritionist who works out six times a week changed his post-workout snacks after he decided to cut down on ultra-processed foods. They usually have a long shelf life, come in highly marketed packaging, and are made to be ultra-palatable, Hobson previously told BI. "I'm sure in my life I will eat another protein bar if that's all that's available. Have a minimally processed protein shakeOn days when he can't make it home after the gym, Hobson will have a simple protein shake made with whey protein. When he is able to make it home but needs to rush out, he makes a protein shake using almost exclusively whole-food ingredients.

Persons: —, Rob Hobson, Hobson, hasn't, Alix Turoff Organizations: Service, Business, Northeastern University's Network Science Institute

Earn 5.26% APY with a NexBank High Yield Savings Account. It got me thinking about the money I have stashed away in my current high-yield savings account at Ally, paying 4.20% APY. Here's why I'm sticking to my current savings account. With Ally, I can enjoy the fact that there are no monthly account fees, nor a minimum balance requirement. That's more money than I would ever feel comfortable keeping in a short-term savings account, let alone locked for a long stretch.

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☆ The top gold strategist at $4.3 trillion State Street shares 3 reasons why gold could reach $2,700 by year-end — and how he invests in the metal
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Christine Ji | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

With over 50 years of experience in the gold industry, Milling-Stanley believes today's macroeconomic environment is ripe for gold to outperform. The possibility of a rate cut in the next six months has been looming over the economy, which should boost the price of gold, Milling-Stanley said. State Street Global AdvisorsUS dollar depreciation will also push gold prices up, he said. He estimates a 50% probability of gold prices ending the year in the $2,200 to $2,500 range and a 30% probability of prices rising between $2,500 and $2,700. Other cost-efficient options include the SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust (GLDM), iShares Gold Trust (IAU), Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF (AAAU), and GraniteShares Gold Trust (BAR).

Persons: —, George Milling, Stanley, there's, I've, He's, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Service, Stanley, Trust, Business, Street Global Advisors, Stanely, Street Global, MiniShares, Gold Miners, Miners Locations: Nigeria, Ukraine, China, Taiwan

☆ 55% of Gen Xers regret not saving more for retirement—3 ways to start planning now
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Jade Thomas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

More than half of Gen Xers say they regret not saving more for retirement. In fact, Gen Xers are at the perfect age to do just that, says Barry Glassman, a certified financial planner and founder and president of Glassman Wealth Services. Here are three things Gen Xers can start doing as soon as today to ease their retirement worries. Take care of expensive debtFor many Gen Xers, saving for retirement has been placed on the back burner as they juggle other expenses. Seventy-one percent of Gen Xers are homeowners, compared to a little over half of millennials at 52%, according to 2023 Redfin data.

Persons: Gen Xers, it's, Barry Glassman, Jason Stein, pare, Glassman, Xers, Stein, that's Organizations: Allianz, Wealth Services, Bluepoint Wealth Locations: California

☆ These ultraprocessed foods may shorten your life, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“Diet soft drinks were the key contributor to ultraprocessed food consumption. The NOVA classification system sorts foods from minimally processed — whole foods such as fruits and vegetables — to processed foods such as deli meat and sausage — to ultraprocessed. The study found that people who consumed the most ultraprocessed food were younger and heavier, and had an overall poorer quality of diet than those who ate fewer ultraprocessed foods. “If anything, we are probably underestimating ultraprocessed food consumption in our study because we’re being very conservative,” Loftfield said. “However, all categories of ultraprocessed food were associated with increased risk.”Choosing more minimally processed foods is a one way to limit ultraprocessed foods in one’s diet, Loftfield said.

Persons: Erikka Loftfield, ” Loftfield, ”, Carlos Monteiro, Brazil’s University of São Paulo, Monteiro, Loftfield, Rosie Green, Anastasiia, Green, “, Mingyang, Harvard University’s Organizations: CNN, National Cancer Institute, “, Brazil’s University of São, NOVA, Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations, American Society for Nutrition, US National Institutes of Health, AARP Diet, Health, London School of Hygiene, Tropical Medicine, Harvard, Harvard University’s TH Chan, of Public Health Locations: Bethesda , Maryland, Chicago

☆ Low-calorie sweetener xylitol linked to heart attack and stroke, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Additional lab and animal research presented in both papers revealed erythritol and xylitol may cause blood platelets to clot more readily. Clots can break off and travel to the heart, triggering a heart attack, or to the brain, triggering a stroke. “It’s sold as a so-called natural sweetener, and because xylitol doesn’t spike blood sugar levels, it’s also marketed as low carb and keto friendly,” Hazen said. The February 2023 erythritol in study found the risk of heart attack and stroke nearly doubled within three years when people had the highest levels of erythritol in their blood. For the new study on xylitol, the results were basically the same — people with the highest levels of xylitol compared to those with the lowest levels had nearly twice the risk of heart attack, stroke and death, Hazen said.

Persons: “, ”, Stanley Hazen, Hazen, erythritol, Matthew Tomey, Tomey, Andrew Freeman, Freeman, xylitol, It’s, ” Hazen, you’re, Erythritol, Sinai’s Tomey Organizations: CNN, Center for Cardiovascular Diagnostics, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic’s Center, Human, Icahn School of Medicine, American Heart Association, Jewish Health, Getty, Food and Drug Administration, Heart Journal, World Health Organization Locations: stevia, Mount, New York City, Mount Sinai, Denver

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Dow drops, Nvidia can't save Nasdaq
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Abid Ali | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Treasury yields weigh on Wall StreetThe S&P 500 snapped its three-day winning streak as Treasury yields climbed. Despite Nvidia's continued rise since its earnings report last week, the tech giant couldn't prevent the Nasdaq Composite from falling. Peltz dumps Disney stakeActivist investor Nelson Peltz has sold his entire stake in Disney, according to a person familiar with the matter. ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance said the deal would immediately grow ConocoPhillips' earnings, cash flow and shareholder returns after the deal closes in the fourth quarter.

Persons: Nvidia's, Salesforce, Nelson Peltz, Peltz, Jay Rasulo, Bob Iger, Ryan Lance, Robert Isom, Vasu Raja, Raja, CNBC's Brian Evans Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, CNBC, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Disney, ConocoPhillips, Oil, American Airlines, Dow Locations: New York City, Disney, Texas , New Mexico, North Dakota

☆ As their customers age, Macy's, Kohl's and Nordstrom are chasing younger shoppers
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Melissa Repko | In Melissa-Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

In this article JWNKSSM Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTSignage of Macy's, Kohl's and Nordstrom retail stores. Department stores like Macy's , Kohl's and Nordstrom face an existential crisis, as they try to persuade investors to bet on their futures while sales slow and their core customers age. Melissa Repko | CNBCTo attract younger shoppers, Kohl's is adding trendier clothing for teens, opening more Sephora shops and bulking up its baby department. At the same time, Macy's is trying to go where younger shoppers are, including suburban strip malls and beauty aisles. The company plans to open up to 30 of its smaller off-mall Macy's stores over the next two years.

Persons: hasn't, Nordstrom, Oliver Chen, Cowen, Chen, Kohl's, Melissa Repko, Tom Kingsbury, Maxx, Kingsbury, Macy's, It's, Tony Spring, He's, TD Cowen's Chen, Scott Olson Organizations: Nordstrom, Getty Images Department, Department, Wall, Baby Boomers, Boomers, CNBC, Target, Costco, Getty Locations: Kohl's, Macy's, Sephora, Bluemercury, Bloomie's, Zara, Chicago , Illinois

☆ Healthy alternatives to replace ultraprocessed foods in your diet
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-11 | by ( Katia Hetter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Many people love their ultraprocessed foods. More than 70% of the US food supply is made of ultraprocessed food. But a diet heavy in ultraprocessed food isn’t good for us, science has shown. Eating ultraprocessed foods raises the risk of developing or dying from dozens of health conditions, according to a February review covering nearly 10 million people. The no-fly list of ultraprocessed food is loaded with store-bought chips, sugar-packed yogurts and candy-filled trail mix.

Persons: Skip, Al Bochi, Casey Barber’s, Suzy, Karadsheh, Bochi’s, Parfaits, CNN’s Sandee LaMotte, Madeline Holcombe Organizations: CNN, Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations, Olive, Olive Tree Nutrition Locations: Olive Tree

☆ Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon breaks down how the AI obsession is creating a gold rush for the bank
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Artificial intelligence is on everyone's lips, and that's expected to translate into big bucks for Goldman Sachs, according to CEO David Solomon. He said the bank has been "advising clients on these topics and how to think about potential use cases in their operations." AI's impact on jobsSolomon also explained how, internally, AI could impact its own workforce. "We see enormous opportunities for productivity gains and also opportunities for efficiency," Solomon said, describing how the AI revolution could impact Goldman's human capital. Some firms like Deutsche Bank have been piloting test cases to evaluate the impact AI could have on junior bankers' workflows.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, David Solomon, Solomon, PwC, — Goldman, Goldman, JPMorgan Chase, Reed Alexander Organizations: Business, P Global, Intelligence, Deutsche Bank, Goldman, New York Times, JPMorgan, Global Locations: ralexander@businessinsider.com

But a new report from Consumer Reports said it recently compared the nutritional profiles of two Lunchables kits served in schools and found they have even higher levels of sodium than the Lunchables kits consumers can buy in stores. The non-profit consumer group said it has petitioned the US Department of Agriculture, which oversees the federally assisted school meal program, to remove Lunchables food kits from school cafeterias, as a result. The introduction of Lunchables in schools came amid proposed changes to school food guidelines by the USDA, which oversees the federally assisted school meal program. The proposed changes aimed to reduce added sugars and sodium levels in school-provided lunches. Food additives are considered “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) by the US Food and Drug Administration, but not everyone agrees.

Persons: Lunchables, Armour LunchMakers, Oscar Mayer, can’t, “, Brian Ronholm, Kraft Heinz, ” Kraft Heinz, Carlos Monteiro, Monteiro, ” Monteiro, Heinz “ Organizations: New, New York CNN, Consumer, Natural Meat, World Health Organization, US Centers for Disease Control, US Department of Agriculture, CNN, USDA, University of Sao, NOVA, US Food and Drug Administration, Center for Science, Environmental, Kraft Locations: New York, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

☆ The simple chocolate protein smoothie recipe that a healthy aging doctor drinks every morning
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewA precision medicine doctor, who tailors her patients’ care to boost their longevity, shared the recipe for the simple, four-ingredient protein smoothie that she drinks every morning. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. 4-ingredient chocolate smoothie recipeBerriesDark chocolateWhey protein (at least 20 grams protein per scoop)IceAdvertisementComite simply blitzes these ingredients together in a food blender and then drinks it on the move. Comite thinks of dark chocolate as a supplementComite considers dark chocolate a supplement because it is so “rich in powerful flavonoids,” which are antioxidants that come from plants. Comite uses a brand called CocoaVia, but you can use any dark chocolate, she said.

Persons: —, Florence Comite, Ludlam, Raine Organizations: Service, Precision Medicine & Health, Business, Comite Locations: Florence, York, Comite

☆ What Wall Street bosses from Goldman Sachs to JPMorgan are saying about the jobs outlook for 2024 in investment banking, wealth management, and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | Alex Morrell | Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Last year, banks opened 2023 by forecasting layoffs, including for the investment bankers who suddenly had nothing to do following the pandemic-era M&A and IPO boom. Citigroup kicked off 2024 ominously, warning that it will lay off as many as 20,000 employees by 2026. The bank expects 2024 expenses to increase further to total $90 billion, up $2.8 billion from 2023, and much of that will be focused on hiring. CFO Barnum on Friday said the bank is gearing up for a "rebound in the investment banking wallet." Headcount declined 3% to 80,006 from 82,427, while compensation expenses rose to $24.5 billion from $23 billion.

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☆ Another study links ultraprocessed foods to cancer, but questions remain
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“This study adds to a growing pool of evidence suggesting a link between UPFs (ultraprocessed foods) and cancer risk,” said Dr. Helen Croker, assistant director of research and policy at World Cancer Research Fund International, which funded the study, in a statement. Ultraprocessed foods are often calorie-dense and are considered to be a driver of excess weight, experts say. An unusual linkOddly, the study also found a link between ultraprocessed food and accidental deaths, which was being used as a control for the study. A growing associationThis is not the first study to find a link between ultraprocessed food and cancer. In that study, eating more ultraprocessed animal products and sweetened beverages explained a good part of the association.

Persons: ”, Helen Croker, Ingre, UPFs, ” Huybrechts, David Katz, Katz, ” Katz, “ UPFs, George Davey Smith, “ Organizations: CNN, Cancer Research Fund, Metabolism, International Agency for Research, Cancer, Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations, European, of Nutrition, Investigation, Cancer and Nutrition, EPIC, US Centers for Disease Control, BMI, True Health Initiative, University of Bristol Locations: United States, UPFs, Europe, United Kingdom

☆ Eating a lot of ultraprocessed food linked to developing multiple health issues, including cancer
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Eating higher amounts of ultraprocessed food raises the risk of being diagnosed with multimorbidity, or having multiple chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer, a new study found. “This paper reports a 9% increase in risk of multimorbidity to be associated with higher intake of ultraprocessed food,” Sanders said in a statement. In the United States, a 2019 study estimated some 71% of the food supply may be ultraprocessed. Sugary and artificially-flavored drinks and ultraprocessed meats like hot dogs were significantly linked to the development of ccancer and other disease. When ultraprocessed foods were examined by subgroups, not all appeared to be associated with developing multiple chronic conditions, said lead author Reynalda Córdova, a postdoctoral student in pharmaceutical, nutritional and sport sciences at the University of Vienna.

Persons: ”, Helen Croker, Tom Sanders, ” Sanders, Ian Johnson, ” Johnson, Heinz Freisling, Duane Mellor, Mellor, ” Mellor, Reynalda Córdova, ” Córdova, Freisling Organizations: CNN, Cancer Research Fund, King’s College London, Quadram Institute Bioscience, International Agency for Research, Cancer, Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations, NOVA, Aston Medical School, University of Vienna Locations: Norwich, United Kingdom, Europe, United States, Birmingham, “

☆ How Apple's thinking about AI spending and deployment differs from Big Tech rivals
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Bob Woods | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

And, of course, we've been doing research across a wide range of AI technologies, including generative AI, for years," he said. The upgraded camera uses machine-learning AI to tell the difference between a person and an animal in the frame. Laura Martin, a tech analyst at Needham, is among those who say Apple is "far behind" its big tech rivals. The early edge in generative AI is paying off for rivals, as was evidenced by Microsoft's recent earnings report. "We believe they are on the cusp of what will be the introduction of an AI App Store over the next year," he said.

Persons: Brendan Burke, That's, Tim Cook, Cook, we've, Siri, Apple, it's, Laura Martin, Martin, I'm, Ives, that's, what's, OpenAI, Google's Bard, Burke, Claude Organizations: Apple, Microsoft, Google, Vision Pro, Amazon Web Services, Bloomberg, Meta, Financial Times Locations: Cupertino, California, Seattle, Paris, Beijing, Anthropic

☆ China could strike far more than just flattops with its growing arsenal of 'carrier-killer' missiles, defense expert says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In the update, the Pentagon assesses China bolstered its missile stockpiles, specifically its DF-26 supply. The report shows that in 2022, China increased the number of intermediate-range ballistic missiles from 300 in 2021 to 500. "Numbers like that could change the DF-26 from a 'carrier killer' to just a 'ship killer,'" he said. The Pentagon said that in 2020 China "fired anti-ship ballistic missiles against a moving target in the South China Sea, but has not acknowledged doing so." DF-26 missiles attend the military parade in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2015.

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