; (B) assessed the adequacy of existing United States strategies, policies, and capabilities for addressing such threats; and (C) provided a series of findings and recommendations, which were subsequently made available to the President, Congress, and the general public. (3) The findings of the Commission reflect a rapidly deteriorating international security situation that is becoming far more dangerous for the United States and its allies and partners. (4) The rapid and unprecedented growth of the nuclear arsenal of the People's Republic of China and the massive expansion of the armed forces of the People's Republic of China across all domains have forever altered the global balance of power. (5) The various arms of the People’s Liberation Army can no longer be dismissed as an afterthought, and increasingly aggressive behavior by the People's Republic of China, particularly with regard to the United States and its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region, offers little assurance that the rise of the People's Republic of China will remain peaceful. (6) The Government of the Russian Federation owns, and will likely maintain for the foreseeable future, the largest nuclear arsenal on Earth. (7) While the war following the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation has diminished the conventional armed forces of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Russian Federation— (A) continues to expand and diversify the nuclear arsenal, air and missile defenses, and space, cyber, biological, and chemical weapons capabilities of the Russian Federation