By Jonathan LandayWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States must prepare for possible simultaneous wars with Russia and China by expanding its conventional forces, strengthening alliances and enhancing its nuclear weapons modernization program, a congressionally appointed bipartisan panel said on Thursday.
The report from the Strategic Posture Commission comes amid tensions with China over Taiwan and other issues and worsening frictions with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
A senior official involved in the report declined to say if the panel's intelligence briefings showed any Chinese and Russian nuclear weapons cooperation.
"The United States and its allies must be ready to deter and defeat both adversaries simultaneously," the Strategic Posture Commission said.
If such measures are not taken, the United States "will likely" have to increase its reliance on nuclear weapons, the report said.
Persons:
Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, Madelyn, Jon Kyl, Kyl, Joe Biden's, Jonathan Landay, Lisa Shumaker
Organizations:
Democratic, Republican, Arms Control Association, Pentagon, Columbia
Locations:
United States, Russia, China, Taiwan, Ukraine, Russian, U.S, Asia, Europe