China making some missiles more powerful. Should the U.S. be concerned?

2015-05-17T09:35:21-04:00

After decades of maintaining a minimal nuclear force, China has re-engineered many of its long-range ballistic missiles to carry multiple warheads, a step that federal officials and policy analysts say appears designed to give pause to the United States as it prepares to deploy more robust missile defenses in the Pacific.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/17/world/asia/china-making-some-missiles-more-powerful.html?ref=todayspaper&_r=0

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Response by SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. made May 17 at 2015 10:16 AM

2015-05-17T10:16:45-04:00

If they attack us .. who is going to buy their cheap crap at Walmart?

Response by Lt Col Timothy Parker, DBA made May 17 at 2015 11:26 AM

2015-05-17T11:26:19-04:00

Concerned - yes. That may change the balance of influence in the region and the world among the military powers.

Response by SGM Mikel Dawson made May 17 at 2015 11:28 AM

2015-05-17T11:28:08-04:00

Why should we be afraid of China? After all didn't we give them "Most favored nation trade status" (Clinton, May 27, 1994). And to top that off, we've let them loan us so much money (As of March 2015, China held $1.261 trillion in U.S. Treasury Bonds.) why would they risk the chance of blowing up one of their biggest financial holding?