Adm. Charles Richard, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command, continues to rage against the alleged nuclear threat coming from Russia and China. “Both Russia and China have the ability to unilaterally, at their own choosing, go to any level of violence, to go to any domain, to go worldwide, with all instruments of national power,” he told an audience at the Hudson Institute, on Sept. 2, reported Breaking Defense. Today China and Russia are cooperating on numerous fronts, perhaps most notably on energy issues, the newsletter says. But the two countries appear to be testing the waters for broader partnerships, ranging from military and economic to scientific and technological.