ABSTRACT Purpose: This research examines the rapid escalation in China‘s military hardware development, encompassing missiles, ground systems, naval vessels, nuclear capabilities, and particularly air combat platforms including autonomous drones and stealth fighters, against the backdrop of whether the United States Intelligence Community (USIC) possesses sufficient analytical bandwidth to monitor, assess, and counter this proliferation effectively. … Leggi tutto China’s Military Modernization Surge: U.S. Intelligence Capacity in the Face of Proliferating Advanced Weapons Systems, 2025