Army says conflict with China would escalate, require armor

By Ethan Sterenfeld / March 17, 2021 at 3:28 PM
Any war between the United States and China would quickly escalate outside the immediate region, so armor and other traditional Army capabilities would still be necessary, the commander of Army Futures Command said March 17. "I look at less of a regional fight and more of a global fight if it came to that," Gen. John Murray said at the Association of the U.S. Army's Global Force Next conference. "I just think that we fool ourselves when we look at...

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