This transformation was partially due to financial consideration, but more importantly it reflected the PLA's ambition to build an air power with both defensive and offensive capabilities.

这些转变一方面是出于财政方面的考虑，但更重要的是展现了解放军在建设攻防兼备的空中力量方面的雄心。

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"We recognize the imminent threat. We are committed to enhancing our intelligence capabilities and our offensive capability to deal with this."

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They have offensive capabilities and we aren't expecting them to give up.

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It will supersede the START treaty, which has expired, as well as another existing treaty, Russia-U.S. treaty on the reduction of strategic offensive capabilities.

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In order for it to compel companies to take a license, to prove its offensive capabilities were robust and not just a bluff, Myhrvold actually had to sue.

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