News Analysis
With President Donald Trump’s directive to develop a missile defense system for the mainland United States, Chinese leaders are facing a strategic dilemma. While the communist regime views its nuclear capabilities as crucial bargaining tools, expanding its arsenal amid a corruption scandal poses risks to its already strained economy, according to analysts.
Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 27 to create an “Iron Dome for America.” The executive order stated that threats from next-generation strategic weapons have become “more intense and complex” over the past 40 years, with the advancement by “peer and near-peer adversaries.” The document described the threat of attack by hypersonic missiles and other advanced aerial attacks as “the most catastrophic threat” to the United States….