According to the US "War Zone" website, recently, in an annual air exercise, the US Air Force dispatched 12 B-2 stealth strategic bombers at one time, and this exercise set a new record for the number of B-2 sorties at the same time.
Let me briefly tell you why this is rare for the US Air Force. First of all, many people do not know that a total of 21 B-2 stealth strategic bombers have been produced, one of which has crashed, and two are still under repair after accidents, that is, the US military can now dispatch 18 B-2 stealth strategic bombers.
In this case, the US Air Force dispatched more than sixty percent of the B-2s at one time, which is undoubtedly a rare signal. Second, the US Air Force's operation was very secretive, and it was only a few days after the incident that the US Air Force disclosed the details of the exercise.
The question is, why does the US Air Force do this? In this regard, the US "War Zone" website believes that this practice is sending a deterrent message to potential adversaries. We all know that the United States has many enemies, but there are only two that can make the United States pay so much attention, one is China and the other is Russia.
Based on this, I personally believe that the US Air Force dispatched 12 B-2 bombers at one time, which may be a "show of muscle" for China and Russia. As the most expensive and advanced strategic bomber of the US military, the importance of the B-2 stealth strategic bomber to the United States is self-evident.
It is worth noting that the B-2 stealth strategic bomber is the only aircraft in service in the US Air Force that can use the 30,000 pounds (about 13.6 tons) of GBU-57 large ground-penetrating ammunition in combat, and the GBU-57 large-scale ground-penetrating ammunition is capable of penetrating strikes on underground buildings.
Based on this, in the face of the US Air Force's practice of "flexing its muscles," it can be strategically despised, but tactically it must be vigilant, and I am afraid that how to guard against a surprise attack by the US B-2 may need to be seriously considered. In fact, the possibility is very high, and as tensions continue to rise in relations between China and the United States, so does the friction.
In this case, even if the top leaders of the two countries avoid a hot war as much as possible, there is a possibility that a war will break out, possibly head-on, but more likely a "proxy war". If it is a head-on battle, it goes without saying that the United States is likely to use strategic weapons such as the B-2 stealth bomber in an attempt to inflict more damage on China.
If it is a "proxy war", then it is even more necessary to be guarded, because the United States can completely transfer B-2 stealth bombers to the "proxy" to launch an attack on China. How terrifying the B-2 is, capable of carrying a large number of nuclear warheads, I am sure everyone knows, so there is no need to say more.
To sum up, the relevant departments need to focus on the movements of these strategic weapons of the US military, and those that fly in the sky and swim in the sea need to be closely watched, which may pose a serious threat to China. On the contrary, the US ICBMs are very ordinary, and it is difficult to pose a real threat, because the anti-missile means we have can intercept them.