China spent a great deal of money on its military during the past few years, and in 2010 alone, the budget reached 10.2 trillion yen, about 123 billion U.S. dollars.  The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) may not have an “operational, domestically-produced carrier and associated ships before 2015,’ but is it producing a stealth aircraft and a carrier ‘killing’ missile.  Along with these military goodies, the PLA has decided to spice up its nuclear strategic policy: The Chinese military will consider launching a preemptive nuclear strike if the country finds itself faced with a critical situation in a war with another nuclear state, internal documents showed Wednesday. […] The People's Liberation Army's strategic missile forces, the Second Artillery Corps, ''will adjust the nuclear threat policy if a nuclear missile-possessing country carries out a series of air strikes against key strategic targets in our country with absolutely...(Read Full Post)