Personnel of the Russian and Chinese militaries drive with the national flag of Russia, center, and the official flags of the armed forces of Russia, left, and China, right, following the Vostok-2018 drills in eastern Russia on September 13, 2018. The joint Russian-Chinese-Mongolian exercise was described as the largest in Russia's modern history. Russian Ministry of Defense
Newsweek: U.S. Army Says It Needs New Weapons to 'Fight and Win Against the Russians and Chinese'
The highest-ranking civilian in the U.S. Army has estimated that Russian military power is set to peak in less than a decade's time and China only two years later.
Moscow and Beijing have both set out to modernize their respective armed forces, seeking advanced capabilities to counter a more powerful, global command in the hands of the Pentagon. Speaking to Reuters on Tuesday, Army Secretary Mark Esper said the U.S. was recalibrating its warfighting strategy, including ongoing weapons acquisition programs, to accommodate an increasingly daunting challenge posed by Russia and China.
"What we’re looking at is 2028 and beyond, because we think it's time the Russians will be peaking," Esper told Reuters, adding that the sights were set on "the Chinese after" in 2030.
"If we’re going to fight and win against the Russians and Chinese in the year 2030, 2040 and 2050, I’ve got to start building the next generation now," he later added.
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WNU Editor: I am not worried about the Russian military being a long term threat (with the exception of its nuclear arsenal). It is China and its long term policy of becoming a world super power that can deploy its military globally that concerns me.
