Four U.S. National Security-Focused Think Tanks Present Their Dream Defense Budgets

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Think Tanks’ Dream Defense Budgets Defeat China, But Not Politics -- Kevin Baron, Defense One

Four of Washington’s premier think tanks presented their dream defense budgets that reveal one common theme: national security leaders know a lot more about getting past China’s defenses than they do about getting past House and Senate budget leaders.

A perfect world for think tanks, it seems, would be free of the partisan politics that govern the Pentagon and all government spending, and of the actual spending constraints limiting Defense Department strategists today. Positioning nuclear attack submarines, stealth fighters and missile defenses closer to China’s front door is an easy call. Positioning a defense authorization bill that includes modest cuts to military benefits and raises underpriced healthcare costs – well, that’s not the job of Washington’s defense spending brain trust.

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WNU Editor: To look at what each of these four think tanks presented .... go here.

Update: A great summary .... Half-wit think-tanks pollute the 2015 DOD budget process -- Eric Palmer Blog