US Air Force Chief: China Acquiring Nuclear Strike, Ability To Attack From Space

US The secretary of the Air Force warned in a Monday speech that China is “acquiring a first-strike capability” with nuclear weapons and an ability to launch attacks from space.

Frank Kendall, a former Army officer and top official overseeing the Air and Space Forces, said Beijing’s ability to threaten U.S. national security by air is growing and will require increased investments in aerospace defense. The Air Force, he stressed, does not have “a moment to lose” in countering China.