One of the key questions of the new nuclear age is how big China's nuclear arsenal will ultimately grow.
In my new piece for @DefenseOne, I game out potential endpoints. Link in next tweet (free to access, no paywall).
Reportedly PRC training Russian troops for war in Ukraine
Reuters said the training included instruction in:
Drone operations and first-person-view (FPV) drones
Electronic warfare
Counter-drone systems
Combined arms warfare
Explosives handling and demining
Armored infantry tactics
Army aviation
https://t.co/Vw7MfOdkZI
The Western AI community has spent years scrutinizing U.S. developers while giving China a free pass—I turn the tables in my new @CNASdc report, "Red Lines: Understanding the National Security Risks of China's Advanced AI": 🧵
❗Tomorrow 🗓️
The 2026 CNAS National Security Conference will bring together experts from across the public and private sectors for a full day of discussions on today’s most pressing national security issues.
Take a look at the agenda 🧵⬇️
Not wrong, but:
- Approved is not the same as delivered.
- Biden armed Taiwan directly through Presidential Drawdown Authority (giving from U.S. stockpiles), too. That's not captured here.
In its first year and a half, the second administration of US President Donald Trump has approved 36% more arms sales to Taiwan than Joe Biden’s administration did during its full four years. @NikkeiAsia https://t.co/nZq419ESxw
Control over the physical means of communication could be decisive in a cross-Taiwan Strait conflict.
In a new report, @jacobstokes and @RyanHClaffey examine three areas—undersea cables, satellite communications systems, and the electromagnetic spectrum—that would be critical to a Chinese effort to impose a communications blackout in Taiwan.
May 28 🗓️
Join CNAS to discuss the struggle for information control across the Taiwan Strait and how the U.S. could help Taiwan resist China’s efforts to cut off its information and communications networks.
🎙️@BethanyAllenEbr
🎙️@KitschQuixote
🎙️@barros_bryce
🎙️@RyanHClaffey
🎙️@jacobstokes
Exclusive: The Pentagon is planning to send a high-level delegation to Beijing within weeks to lay the groundwork for Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to visit China, sources say. My latest with @zhengwei75
https://t.co/XhTDLBQjQL
Exclusive: Xi Jinping will visit North Korea for a second state visit, perhaps as early as next week, two sources with knowledge of the trip told me https://t.co/JYPaLhkIAm
The 11th Panchen Lama is an important leader in Tibetan Buddhism. At age six, he and his family were disappeared; 31 years later their location and status remain unknown. Beijing should immediately release him and allow Tibetans to choose their religious leaders.
"They need to stay independent and secure there."
Speaker Mike Johnson responds to question about Pres. Trump's comments on Taiwan during Trump's trip to China. https://t.co/Sc5H84c89S