Biden Approves Secret Strategic Plan to Counter China’s Nuclear Threat

President Joe Biden has approved a classified strategic plan to deal with China’s growing nuclear threat, according to the headline and article lead. The report does not provide details of the plan itself, but identifies it as a secret U.S. strategy focused on the nuclear challenge posed by Beijing.

The page then shifts into a mix of other news and opinion items. It mentions the U.S. defense secretary saying America would strike key facilities, reports of explosions in Iran, a sharp rise in premature births in Ukrainian areas near the front line during the war, rare protests in Afghanistan over arrests of women for their clothing that left two people dead from Taliban gunfire, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warning that Israeli strikes in Syria and Lebanon threaten Turkey, adding that Ankara would respond if attacked.

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No timetable or next step for the classified U.S. nuclear plan is given in the text.