This summer, employees at several big defense companies went on strike. Their grievances highlight a much larger problem brewing beneath the surface.

China is different. It can withstand American pressure. It is also retaliating in areas where America is vulnerable—rare earths and soyabeans are good examples. As it embraces the combative nature of the new trading system, Mr Xi’s project to make China more resilient has been vindicated.

Though the country’s nuclear arsenal has undergone no explosive testing for decades, federal experts say it can reliably obliterate targets halfway around the globe.

America’s weapons stockpiles are running thin as foreign wars stretch production lines and domestic defense workers strike for higher pay. During an Oct.

S EVEN YEARS ago, when America’s trade war with China was just getting started, the Chinese science and technology ministry did something unusual. Its official newspaper, which usually confines itself to puff pieces about China’s accomplishments,

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has dramatically increased its weapons spending under President Donald Trump’s administration, sparking alarm among lawmakers and civil rights groups.

After decades of service, the M4 carbine’s reign as the U.S. military’s standard rifle may be coming to an end. The SIG Sauer M7 and its companion, the XM250 light machine gun are set to take over as the newest additions to the U.