March 8, 2022 DOD Leaders Say Russia, China Provide Challenges to National Security Every operational plan in the Defense Department rests on an assumption that strategic deterrence is holding, and in particular, that nuclear deterrence is holding, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command said.
June 8, 2021 FY22 budget gives Air & Space Forces the strength to meet threats, Roth, Brown, Raymond tell Senate Acting Air Force Secretary John Roth, joined by the Air and Space Forces’ highest-ranking officers, told a Senate subcommittee June 8 the department’s budget proposal recognizes challenges posed by China and Russia while also laying the groundwork for the forces needed in 2030 and beyond.