The United States (US) and its allies are capable of taking out all of Russia and China’s nuclear weapon launch sites within hours in case the need arises and this is not good for the world as a whole because it threatens stability and could cause various problems, according to a recent report.
The report states that the edge that the US and its allies have in matters of weapon and strike capability could be contributing to fear in Russia and China, and it could already be contributing to an arms race.
The report titled ‘Masters of the Air: Strategic stability and conventional strikes’ has been written by Dan Plesch and Manuel Galileo.
The study focuses on the potential of the US and its allies to conduct a non-nuclear pre-emptive attack on its enemies using the conventional missile defense capabilities. It examines whether the US and allies have the capacity to destroy Russian and Chinese strategic nuclear forces with a non-nuclear pre-emptive attack.
The study comes a year ahead of the expiration of the US-Russian START process – which is scheduled to happen in 2025.
It calls for various international organizations to understand the seriousness of the situation and talk about a possible nuclear disarmament on both sides.
The recent announcement of the US to deploy long-range missiles in Germany by 2026 is discussed in particular in the study. The deployment in southern Germany will bring several intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch sites of Russia in range.
It further states that the defeat of hard-to-reach mobile and concealed missiles can also be conducted by US aircraft with bombs and short-range missiles, and cruise and ballistic missiles. Cruise missiles include the JASSM-ER and -XR, Tomahawk, AMRAAM, SM-3 and SM6, fired from stealth bombers and other aircraft, vessels, and land bases.
Although Russia and China have made significant progress in radar detection, the report says it is still insufficient against the stealth which the US and its allies have. Moreover, the crewed aircraft and unmanned drones which the US has extend the range of the weapons and also lessens the time taken for impact.
