Despite spending, the US is poised to lose the lead in military technology — but why? SOFREP Original Content
By Alex Hollings 06.26.2018
For a short time following the tragic events of the September 11th, 2001, the people of the United States found unity behind a singular cause: rooting out those responsible for the heinous attack and ensuring they could never launch another on the U.S. or its allies. Soon, that unity would once again give way to bickering about the execution of what would become the Global War on Terror, and now, nearly two decades later, the American military finds itself in a difficult predicament. With more assets and a larger footprint than any other military on the planet, the U.S. Armed Forces have entered what could be characterized (somewhat dispassionately) as a slump. Navy collisions, aircraft crashes, training requirements not being met, all despite a larger defense budget than the next three nations combined.
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