As drones get more prolific on the battlefield, technology is being developed to counter it. Now, China is touting a new laser weapon system for this purpose.

China has always maintained an explicit no-first-use policy, meaning that it would only use nuclear weapons in retaliation for another nuclear attack. Partially for financial reasons, it also adopted a minimalistic approach for its force structure, seeking only enough weapons to deter an opponent.

The U.S. military is preparing to deploy two new satellite-jamming systems aimed at disrupting Chinese and Russian intelligence and reconnaissance operations, expanding its counter-space arsenal to three active capabilities,

Both sides of the Taiwan Strait are girding for would be the most difficult seaborne invasion since World War II.

For strategic reasons, China has intentionally remained opaque about its nuclear arsenal and delivery mechanisms—in stark contrast to the relative openness of the American and Russian programs.