U.S. Department of Defense – Report on China

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Two citizens of the United States respond to the latest U.S. Department of Defense Report to Congress on the “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China”. The editor of Strategic Demands focuses in on a predictable result of U.S. nuclear weapons ‘modernization’ and expansion of capabilities…

 

 

 

November 3, 2021

Steven Schmidt, Founder/Siterunner of GreenPolicy360 & Editor of Strategic Demands replies to Vipin Narang, Frank Stanton Professor of Nuclear Security and Political Science at MIT

 

 

And here is the U.S Department of Defense Report that Professor Narang quotes re: Chinese military capabilities:

Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China

A Report to Congress

 

See Report Contents @ https://t.co/S7HD6Skq1R

 

ASAT
antisatellite

ASBM
Anti-ship ballistic missile

ASCM
Anti-ship cruise missile

ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations

ASF
Aerospace Force

ASM
air-to-surface missile

ASUW
Anti-surface warfare

ASW
antisubmarine warfare

AUV
autonomous underwater vehicle

AVIC
Aviation Industry of China

BAT
Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent

BCI
brain-computer interface

BMD
ballistic missile defense

BRI
Belt and Road Initiative

BRICS
Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa

C2
command and control

C3
command, control, and communications

C4I
command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence

C4ISR
command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

CA
combined arms

CAATSA
Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act

CAS
China Academy of Sciences

CCG
China Coast Guard

CCIMCD
Central Commission for Integrated Military and Civilian Development

CCP
Chinese Communist Party

CCTV
closed-circuit television

CDC
cleared defense contractor

CDCM
coastal defense cruise missile

CDN
content delivery network

CEP
circular error probable

CG
guided-missile cruiser

CIS
Command Information System

CMC
Central Military Commission

COC
code of conduct

COMAC
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China

COMSAT
communications satellite

CONUS
continental United States

CRBM
close-range ballistic missile

CSF
Cyberspace Force

CSS
Chinese Space Station

CSSA
Chinese Students and Scholars Association

CTDRSS
China Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System

DA ASAT
direct-ascent antisatellite

DDG
guided-missile destroyer

DIB
defense industrial base

DoD
Department of Defense

DRAM
dynamic random-access memory

DRC
Democratic Republic of Congo

EDD
Equipment Development Department

EEZ
exclusive economic zone

EO
electro-optical

EW
electronic warfare

FARA
Foreign Agents Registration Act

FFG
guided-missile frigate

FFL
corvette

FONOP
freedom of navigation operation

GAD
guards artillery division

GDP
gross domestic product

GEO
geosynchronous Earth orbit

GLCM
ground-launched cruise missile

GPS
Global Positioning System

GSD
General Staff Department

HA/DR
humanitarian assistance/disaster relief

HET
heavy equipment transporter

HGV
hypersonic glide vehicle

HQ
headquarters

I&W
indications and warning

IADS
integrated air defense system

IC
Intelligence Community

ICBM
intercontinental ballistic missile

ICP
Integrated Command Platform

ICT
information and communications technology

IEA
International Energy Agency

IFF
identification, friend or foe

IGSO
inclined geosynchronous orbit

IIR
imaging infrared

INDOPACOM
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

INEW
integrated network and electronic warfare

INF
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces

IO
information operations

IOC
initial operational capability

IRBM
intermediate-range ballistic missile

ISR
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance

JLSC
Joint Logistics Service Center

JLSD
Joint Logistic Sub-Department

JLSF
Joint Logistics Support Force

JSD
Joint Staff Department
LACM
land-attack cruise missile

LEO
low Earth orbit

LHA
amphibious assault ship

LOSC
Law of the Sea Convention

LOW
launch-on-warning

LPD
amphibious transport dock

LST
landing ship transport

M&A
mergers and acquisitions

MARV
maneuverable reentry vehicle

MB
missile brigade

MBT
main battle tank

MCF
military-civil fusion

MEO
medium Earth orbit

MIIT
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

MIRV
multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle

MOOTW
military operations other than war

MPS
Ministry of Public Security

MRBM
medium-range ballistic missile

MSS
Ministry of State Security

MWIR
mid-wavelength infrared

NC2
nuclear command and control

NFU
No First Use

NORINCO
North Industries Corporation

NPC
National People’s Congress

NSC
National Security Commission

NSFC
National Science Foundation of China

NWMA
Non-war military activities

OPFOR
opposing force

OPIR
overhead persistent infrared

OTH
over-the-horizon

PAFMM
People’s Armed Forces Maritime Militia

PAP
People’s Armed Police

PKO
peacekeeping operations

PLA
People’s Liberation Army

PLAA
PLA Army

PLAAF
PLA Air Force

PLAN
PLA Navy

PLANMC
PLA Navy Marine Corps

PLARF
PLA Rocket Force

PLC
Politics and Law Commission

PNT
positioning, navigation, and timing

PRC
People’s Republic of China

QRSLV
quick response space launch vehicle

R&D
research and development

RCEP
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership

RDATE&P
research, development, acquisition, testing, evaluation, and production

RF
radio frequency

RV
reentry vehicle

S&T
science and technology

SAM
surface-to-air missile

SAR
synthetic aperture radar

SASTIND
State Administration for Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense

SATCOM
satellite communications

SATNAV
satellite navigation

SCO
Shanghai Cooperation Organization

SEAD
suppression of enemy air defenses

SIGINT
signals intelligence

SLBM
submarine-launched ballistic missile

SLOC
sea line of communication

SLV
space launch vehicle

SMA
special mission aircraft

SOE
state-owned enterprise

SOF
special operations forces

SOJ
standoff jammer

SOSI
space object surveillance and identification

SRBM
short-range ballistic missile

SRO
sensitive reconnaissance operation

SS
diesel-powered attack submarine

SSA
auxiliary submarine

SSBN
nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine

SSF
Strategic Support Force

SSN
nuclear-powered attack submarine

SSP
air-independent-powered attack submarine

STC
Science and Technology Commission

SURTASS
surveillance towed array sensor system

TEL
transporter-erector-launcher

THAAD
terminal high-altitude area defense

TRA
Taiwan Relations Act

UAE
United Arab Emirates

UAV
unmanned aerial vehicle

UFO
ultrahigh frequency Follow-On

UGF
underground facility

UHF
ultrahigh frequency

UNSC
United Nations Security Council

USTR
U.S. Trade Representative

VHF
very-high frequency

VLS
vertical launch system

VPS
virtual private server

WGS
Wideband Global SATCOM

WTO
World Trade Organization

 

 

 

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