US general warns of the risk of global war

“The world you’re about to face has the potential for a major great-power conflict. And that risk is increasing, not decreasing,” General Milley told the graduating cadets. US Military Academy at West Point, New York. “We are now faced with two global powers, China and Russia, each with significant military capabilities and both intent on changing the existing rules-based order.” , he added.

According to the official, weapons technology will change dramatically in the coming decades and technology will no longer be the obvious advantage of the US as it used to be.

“You’ll be fighting tanks, ships, and robotic planes. We’ve seen a revolution in lethal weapons and precision weapons. What was once a monopoly of the US military is now a monopoly of the US military. , most countries have the premise to own them”.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is “the crux of that profound change”, he stressed. “The superiority that the United States has gained militarily over the past 70 years is rapidly disappearing. And in fact, the United States will be challenged in every field of war, from outer space to outer space. network, maritime and even land”.

General Milley’s comments came amid an escalation of tensions between Russia and the US and its Western allies due to Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine.

Using the Ukraine conflict as an example, Mr. Milley said future warfare will be complex, with elusive adversaries and urban warfare requiring long-range precision weapons and advanced technologies.

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev in mid-month warned that the West’s stocking of weapons to Ukraine in the ongoing conflict could increase the risk of a direct confrontation between Moscow and NATO, potentially dangerous. escalated into a full-blown nuclear war. “This would be a dire prospect for everyone,” he said.

Vu Hoang (According to Fox News)