The US is facing numerous threats to its world superpower status, with the biggest threat being China. China is trying to use every available opportunity to further its own end at the expense of the US. According to the Foreign Intelligence Threat Analysis, China poses wide scale threats of superseding the U.S both economically and military wise. Although China is closing the economic gap between her and the U.S, it is nowhere close in terms of military spending. This essay seeks to give an in-depth Foreign Intelligence Entity (FEI) Threat Analysis of the United States, with special emphasis on the threat from China.
In an attempt to keep abreast of the happenings in the U.S, China is playing spy games like never before. It takes up every available opportunity to rival the U.S, and with a series of mind games, try through all available means to destabilize it and surpass it as the world’s superpower. One of the major incidents that revealed the extent of military threat posed to the U.S was when ten Asian men showed up at the U.S Wyoming missile base on September 3, 2012. This is one of the most protected facilities in the U.S, and for these individuals to have driven straight into the facility, evading all the check points, goes to show how vulnerable the U.S could be. It is the strongest signal yet that the country is under serious military threat, showing how other countries could be conspiring to bring the U.S down to its feet (Gertz, September 2012).
These individuals are believed to have been on a mission by the Chinese to spy on the military facilities of the U.S. They went a step further to ask questions about the commanders and to took photos of the missile. This incident puts emphasis on what intelligence officers have b...
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...hina has to be aggressive especially through espionage. Law enforcement agents have revealed that China has the highest number of active foreign power caught up in the illegal acquisition of U.S technology.
China is also posing a threat to U.S in terms of counter space weapons. This shows that America’s reliance on satellite as a military strength is coming under threat. Satellites give the US and other nations an edge over its adversaries. According to Stoke development of anti-satellite weapons, one of China’s priorities is to have elaborate satellite coverage and improve its counter space weapons.
In conclusion, the FEI threat analysis of the U.S reveals serious threats from China. These threats are real, and the U.S needs to address them so as to maintain its super power status. If not addressed, the U.S could find itself leapfrogging China in the every aspect.
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Following the conclusion of the Second World War, the United States and the Soviet Union made it a priority to outdo each other in every possible facet from arsenals of missiles to international alliances and spheres of influences. Yet when the Soviets launched Sputnik on October 4th, 1957, the world changed forever. The first manmade object was fired into space, and it appeared that American technology and science had fallen behind. Yet, the public feared that not only were they now technologically inferior to the Soviets, but also deduced that if a satellite could be launched into space, a nuclear missile could just as likely reach the mainland United States. Less than a month later, the Soviets pushed the bounds of technology yet again by
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The Space Race is remarkably similar to that of the arms race because of the parallel between the creation of the atomic bomb and the goal of reaching the moon. The United States’ bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki effectively established its place as the technologically superior nation; however, major milestones in space achieved early by the Soviets damaged America’s reputation. In 1957, Soviet scientists shocked the world by successfully launching the Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, beyond the Kármán Line (the boundary of space). This amazing breakthrough “rattled American self-confidence”. It cast doubts on America’s vaunted scientific superiority and raised some sobering military questions.”
American is a land where the government, the corporations and the media capitalize on the simple fears of the public to complete their end goals. America is constantly at war, then when the war is over there is an economic downturn because of the lack of industry that supported the wars. As children we are taught there is a true undercurrent of jealously between us and every other country, including our allies. An example of one of these unfounded threats that is widely accepted is from our political and economic ally China. Because China lacks of resources, many American’s believe that there they have nefarious designs on our home front. This fear of a threat from some unknown place that is other is seen in TV shows like Roswell.
What is the best strategy for handling the above threats considering the interests and ideology of China?
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... army of the enemy and the capacities they had. Although US intelligence said they had improved their efficiency so another Pearl Harbor doesn’t happen again, the true is that there are still imperfections on the structure of the agencies, and the rival relationship between those, makes things worse.
NSSS states a few current trends in space as being “congested and contested” (NSSS, 8), which is shaping our space strategic environment as well as fueling debates for space weapons. “Congested” trend refers to the current “60 nations and government consortia that own and operate satellites and the expectation to have 9000 satellite communication transponders in orbit by 2015.
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All three countries have political, economic, and national security issues involved and the United States and China are both in competition economically and militarily to be the greatest superpower in the world. All three countries have vowed to defend their national interest militarily; however, the prospects of going to war for any of the three are perilous indeed and the conflicts between China and Taiwan have continued into the early 21st century. .
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In United States the economy has changed over the years the government wants their people to be more competitive and more marketable compared to other country such china. Many people have come to the conclusion that China may be a threat in the near future because of their growing economy and increasing influence in the world.
...e will dissipate. With each new day, China continues to invent new technologies and expand their global markets. China is only getting stronger, and if the United States wants to remain a contender is this race to be the best, we must stay alert and continue to not only keep up, but outperform the Chinese.