The Pentagon needs what the company offers to compete with China even as it frets over its potential for dominance and the billionaire’s global interests.
The ballistic missile launch is a sign of the commitment of Xi Jinping, China’s leader, to continue strengthening the country’s Rocket Force and to project power in Asia.
In a classified document approved in March, the president ordered U.S. forces to prepare for possible coordinated nuclear confrontations with Russia, China and North Korea.