不愧是美軍陸戰隊司令呢。
「在與中國發生衝突期間，陸戰隊在交戰區內的部隊，將在關鍵水域『持續的存在』，並將尋求阻止和打擊針對美國盟友、夥伴和其他利益團體的非致命脅迫行為和其他惡意活動。」
“漂浮在海上的陸戰隊將能夠用飛彈和其他武器瞄準這些系統，並為海軍和其他軍事力量提供提示，組成「高度致命的海軍和聯合火力殺傷鏈」。”
這次跟五月全軍種演習差異在於聚焦長程核武威懾:
"「全球雷霆22」演習透過實際訓練活動對付模擬的對手，目的是評估區域以進一步提高核準備和戰略威懾能力。這種訓練包括增加轟炸機飛行、飛彈操控人員訓練和彈道飛彈核潛艦（SSBN）戰備，驗證「核三位一體」（Nuclear Triad）的可靠性和彈性。
「核三位一體」是指美軍實施核威懾的陸基洲際彈道飛彈、潛射彈道飛彈以及戰略轟炸機這3種核打擊載具。"
"美國五角大廈報告顯示，由於希望在21世紀中葉超越美國在全世界的影響力，中國到2030年可能將擁有1000枚核彈頭。該預估是根據中國核打擊選項和飛彈發射井現代化的速度，大幅超越去年的預測，去年美方估計中國未來10年內會有400顆核彈頭。"
"有高階官員表示，中國的核武擴張讓美國相當擔憂，因為觀察他們的作為是一回事，但他們從未解釋為何這麼做，讓人懷疑其核儲備背後的意圖。"
核武競賽由上世紀美蘇轉為本世紀美中:
[ China has also focused on a "lean and effective nuclear force," but their current buildup is greater than the US anticipated "and well beyond where they've been historically." The investment in its nuclear force has allowed China to establish a "nascent" nuclear triad of air-launched ballistic missiles, as well as surface and sea-launched missiles, similar to the United States' own triad. ]
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/03/politics/pentagon-china-report/index.html
中國讓自身能兼負多枚核彈頭的洲際彈道飛彈數量超過米國，兩強對立的準三戰核競賽背景已然隱隱成形:
[ Under the law, STRATCOM must notify Congress if China deploys more ICBMs or ICBM launchers than the U.S. Data compiled by the Pentagon in its annual China report and a Congressional Research Service document indicate that the U.S. still maintains a numerical advantage versus China in its number of deployed ICBMs and ICBM launchers. This suggests that those two conditions did not trigger the STRATCOM notice.]
[ That report found that China will “likely field a stockpile of about 1,500 warheads by its 2035 timeline” if it continues at its current pace of nuclear expansion. The report also found that China has doubled its ICBM stockpile since 2020. ]
潛在的解讀即是: 當風險爆開，中國會是該負責的引爆方。
[ “The Chinese — and this has been true for a long time — are really not interested in risk-reduction measures,” she said, “because they think that by maintaining some level of risk, we will be more cautious.” ]
https://cn.nytimes.com/world/20230605/china-us-tensions-singapore/zh-hant/dual/
三個月後來個年度軍力統計報告:
"據路透社報導，根據美國國防部19日公布的年度中國軍力報告，中國建造核武器庫的速度超出之前預期，截至今年5月，中國已擁有超過500枚核彈頭，數量超過先前預測，在前一份報告中，美國國防部估計北京當局在2021年擁有逾400枚作戰核彈頭。報告也預估，到2030年中國可能擁有超過1000枚核彈頭。
報告也提到，中國海軍擁有超過370艘船艦和潛艦，也高於去年的340艘。並指中國國家主席習近平追求讓中國成為軍事強國，北京當局目前也已經擁有全世界規模最大的海軍。
報告也引述中華民國國防部數據指出，去年全年中共解放軍共出動1737架軍機進入台灣防空識別區（ADIZ），比起2021年的972架大幅增加79%。"
昨天WSJ才出一籮筐完整極音速導彈專題，今天英國電訊報就有人投書對中國解放軍發展(一樣是極音速)洲際彈道核彈的顧慮，總覺得後頭有甚麼大瓜等著要爆...
"And if the Americans can’t tell a nuclear ICBM from a non-nuclear one and also can’t be sure they could shoot down an incoming ICBM, then they have to treat every ICBM launch as a potential nuclear strike and respond accordingly – with ICBMs of their own. The alternative could be one-sided atomic annihilation."
https://news.yahoo.com/china-working-weapon-us-decided-113322091.html