An arms race that the US cannot afford and cannot win

‘Frank Kendall, the Pentagon's chief weapons buyer, told lawmakers that
when it comes to "technological superiority, the Department of Defence
is being challenged in ways that I have not seen for decades,
particularly in the Asia-Pacific region."’ AFP
 
China is making big strides in areas of anti ship missiles, in new
stealth fighters, hypersonic aircraft and other hi tech weaponry that
the