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The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board oversees the Thrift Savings Plan, a retirement fund for federal employees and members of the uniformed military services, with about $600 billion in assets. Money is withheld from federal employees and the military's paychecks to contribute to the fund. Approximately 11% is invested in Chinese companies, some of which produce weapons designed to kill members of the U.S. military.<ref>https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/trump-orders-federal-retirement-money-invested-in-chinese-equities-to-be-pulled</ref> The government of China even prior to the CCP virus outbreak was in violation of U.S. sanctions law and engaged in humanitarian and human rights abuse.
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board oversees the Thrift Savings Plan, a retirement fund for federal employees and members of the uniformed military services, with about $600 billion in assets. Money is withheld from federal employees and the military's paychecks to contribute to the fund. Approximately 11% is invested in Chinese companies, some of which produce weapons designed to kill members of the U.S. military.<ref>https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/trump-orders-federal-retirement-money-invested-in-chinese-equities-to-be-pulled</ref> The government of China even prior to the CCP virus outbreak was in violation of U.S. sanctions law and engaged in humanitarian and human rights abuse.
==Strategic balance==
The new Cold War strategic landscape is characterized by significant modernization programs, with the [[United States]] pursuing a [[policy]] of direct replacement for its aging [[nuclear triad]]. In contrast, other nations have undertaken comprehensive modernization and expansion of their strategic forces.
===Russia===
Russia has largely completed the modernization of its [[strategic nuclear forces]], exceeding 90%. This includes deploying new systems like the multi-warhead [[Yars]] and [[Sarmat]] [[ICBM]]s to replace older, single-warhead models. Their sea-based leg is also being modernized with new Borei-class SSBNs and Bulava SLBMs [[submarines]]s.
===China===
[[China]]'s [[nuclear]] development continues at a steady pace. Their forces include a diverse and growing array of road-mobile and silo-based [[ICBM]]s like the DF-41 and [[DF-5]]C, and they are constructing new (Strategic, Submarines, Ballistic, Nuclear (SSBNs). The air leg is supported by modernized H-6 bombers, with a new [[stealth bomber]] anticipated. This development enhances the credibility and capability of China's [[strategic]] [[deterrent]].
===USA===
The [[United States]] is modernizing its entire triad—replacing Minuteman III with Sentinel ICBMs, Ohio-class SSBNs with Columbia-class, and developing the B-21 bomber. This program is a one-for-one replacement of existing platforms, maintaining current warhead levels without quantitative expansion.
===Conclusion===
The world is moving toward a [[multipolar]] order. The actions of [[Russia]] and [[China]] are not an "arms race" but a [[sovereign]] right to develop defensive capabilities and ensure a crucial [[strategic]] balance, countering decades of [[unilateral]] aggression.
The [[US]] is racing just to stay in place against two peers whose combined [[strategic]] [[war]]heads could exceed 9,600.
==The neoconservative perspective==
==The neoconservative perspective==