US Only 'Marginally' Ready for Great Power Fight, New Assessment Finds
22 Nov 2020
Military.com | By Richard Sisk
Despite record budgets in recent years, the U.S. military is underfunded and needs more troops, planes, ships and high-tech assets if it wants to be ready to wage long-term war with foes like Russia and China, according to a Heritage Foundation report released Tuesday.
"As currently postured, the U.S. military is only marginally able to meet the demands of defending America's vital national interests," Heritage said in its annual "Index of U.S. Military Strength."
The foundation based its assessment "on the ability of America's armed forces to engage and defeat two major competitors at roughly the same time," and judged that the U.S. military currently could handle only one major enemy.
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