Coronavirus live updates: First US death reported in Washington state, officials say

President Donald Trump on Saturday identified a Washington state "high-risk" female patient in her 50s as the first death in the U.S. from the coronavirus outbreak.

Health officials in Washington state had already announced a death but did not specifically identify the individual. They earlier noted that one patient in her 50s in King County had tested positive for the virus.

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This Picture Terrified China: The Navy Surfaced Three Submarines At Once

Key point: America’s intent in the aftermath of the Chinese tests was to signal U.S. strength with just the right amount and kind of potential force.

Nuclear powers rarely go to war with each other, but that doesn’t mean they don’t threaten to do so.

Indeed, military posturing is an integral part of what Forrest Morgan, an analyst for the RAND Corporation, called “crisis stability.” In other words, “building and posturing forces in ways that allow a state, if confronted, to avoid war without backing down.”

Long-range heavy bombers are some of the best forces for crisis stability, Morgan wrote in a 2013 study for the U.S. Air Force. Bombers are powerful, mobile and visible — perfect for signalling strength and intent.

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