China military reaches 'war footing' with new missile silos and advanced AI warfare systems
China’s military buildup has reached what a new congressional report calls a "war footing," with hundreds of new missile silos and expanding nuclear capabilities that could erode America’s long-standing deterrence...
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China’s military buildup has reached what a new congressional report calls a "war footing," with hundreds of new missile silos and expanding nuclear capabilities that could erode America’s long-standing deterrence edge in the Indo-Pacific. China has built roughly 350 new intercontinental missile silos and expanded its nuclear warhead stockpile by 20% in the past year, part of a sweeping military expansion that the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission says could strain U.S. readiness to counter Chinese aggression. The commission’s 2025 Annual Report to Congress says Beijing’s rapid nuclear buildup, combined with new artificial intelligence–driven warfare systems , is transforming the People’s Liberation Army into a force "capable of fighting and winning a war against the United States" — even without matching U.S. nuclear numbers. According to the report, China has unveiled an AI-powered electronic warfare system capable of detecting and suppressing U.S. radar signals as far as Guam, the Marshall Islands, and Alaska, and is now deploying 6G-based platforms across its armed forces. HIGH STAKES ON THE HIGH SEAS AS US, CHINA TEST LIMITS OF MILITARY POWER The report says China unveiled a new 6G-based electronic warfare platform in mid-2025, capable of coordinating radar jamming and signal interception across long distances. The system reportedly uses high-speed data links and artificial intelligence to synchronize attacks on U.S. and allied radar networks — a preview of what Beijing calls "intelligentized warfare." At a military parade in Beijing this September, China for the first time displayed a full nuclear triad — missiles launchable from land, air, and sea. The commission warns these advances, paired with China’s political crackdown and economic leverage , could allow Beijing to act "quickly and decisively in a crisis," shortening the time the U.S. and its allies would have to respond to aggression. CHINA’S ENERGY SIEGE OF TAIWAN COULD CRIPPLE US SUP…