U.S. Strategic Command Warns Today's Unpredictable Conflicts Could Escalate 'Rapidly' To Nuclear War

US Strategic Command will warn in its annual posture statement that the 'spectrum of conflict today' could rapidly lead to nuclear war 

Daily Mail: US must prepare for nuclear war: Strategic Command warns today's unpredictable conflicts could escalate 'rapidly' where countries consider nuclear use as 'their least bad option' 

* US Strategic Command is giving testimony to Congress in its posture review 

* In a preview, the command said conflict today is 'neither linear nor predictable' 

* US Space Command will also give evidence about the state of its force 

 * General James Dickinson said China and Russia are preparing space weapons US Strategic Command will warn in its annual posture statement that the 'spectrum of conflict today' could rapidly lead to nuclear war. 

Commander Charles Richard will give testimony to the House Armed Services Committee and the Senate Committee on Armed Services this week. 

The posture review informs Congress on the state of Strategic Command and what it intends to do with its 2022 budget request.  

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US bombers could go back on alert if ICBMs are curtailed, top general says -- Defense News  

Put Bombers Back On Nuclear Alert If ICBM Force Gets Slashed: Strategic Command Boss -- Warzone/The Drive  

Top military official warns China and Russia are modernizing nuclear weapons faster than US -- CNN  

STRATCOM commander calls on Congress to update US triad as China's nuclear program advances weekly -- Stars and Stripes  

US Nuclear Fears Are Shifting From a Clear Russian Threat to a Murkier Chinese One -- Defense One  

STRATCOM Casually Posts Context-Free Tweet About Nuclear War Being Seen as ‘Least Bad Option’ -- Sputnik

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