Responding to China’s and Russia’s Nuclear Escalation

China and Russia's Collaboration and North Korea's Naval Ambitions

China and Russia's Collaboration and North Korea's Naval Ambitions cnichols@hudson.org Fri, 05/23/2025 - 13:15 SVG Podcast May 23, 2025 The Defense and Aerospace Podcast China and Russia's Collaboration and North Korea's Naval Ambitions Patrick M. Cronin Asia-Pacific Security Chair Patrick M. Cronin Caption Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21, 2023. (Sergei Karpukh…

Responding to China’s and Russia’s Nuclear Escalation

During the Cold War, the United States maintained a diverse arsenal of nuclear weapons to support deter Soviet aggression. This arsenal included land-based, theater-range missiles operated by the U.S. Army. Such systems complicated Soviet decision-making and provided the President with additional, credible options to respond to escalation. The Army retired all its nuclear weapons at the end of the Cold War and largely exited the nuclear mission.…