US General affirms: The United States needs to be the leading superpower
The United States must be the dominant nuclear power and not allow its rivals to have comparable military capabilities, said General John Hyten, commander of the US Strategic Command.
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| General Hyten. |
"We need to always seize the best opportunities that our country can provide. We need to always be in a commanding position on the battlefield. I don't want to have a battle where our adversaries think they are almost equal in force to us. If that were the case, it would be a risk to our country," General Hyten said at a conference on missile and space defense.
Among the main opponents of the United States, the US general singled out Russia and China, which are actively developing military nuclear and space capabilities "to confront the United States". At the same time, General Hyten admitted that such actions by these countries are a response to the US move: "They do it because they see what we do".The general noted that he now sees no worries about the strategic defense potential of the United States, which is why he "sleeps well at night." At the same time, Hayten stated that "we need to think not about today, but about tomorrow."
"We need to dominate all capabilities — nuclear, space, in the field of missile defense… This is not creating conditions for war, but creating conditions for peace… We need to be the commander in chief in all situations," — the general reiterated.
