October 26, 2021
U.S. Think Tank Sounds the Alarm Over U.S. Military's Waning Capabilities
The Heritage Foundation has crunched the numbers and found most branches are ill-equipped for their mission scope.
by Mark Episkopos
A major think tank is sounding the alarm over what it describes as the U.S. military’s waning capabilities.
The 2022 edition of the Heritage Foundation’s 600-page index of U.S. military strength concluded that the country’s armed services are only marginally able to meet the demands of defending America’s vital national interests.” Each branch was issued one of five military power rankings—“very weak,” “weak,” “marginal,” “strong,” or “very strong,”—across three areas, “capacity,” “capability,” and “readiness,” as well as an overall grade.
The Army—rated as “marginal”—embarked on sweeping modernization programs, but most of these projects are still in their early development stages. The Heritage Foundation notes that the Army is “aging faster than it is modernizing,” pointing to difficult long-term growth prospects.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-think-tank-sounds-alarm-over-us-militarys-waning-capabilities-195555
