The Pentagon, headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, taken from an airplane in January 2008. Wikipedia
Sandra I. Erwin, National Defense: Pentagon’s Strategy to Counter Russia, China, Begins to Take Shape
The nation’s top generals and admirals will gather in the coming weeks to mull over ideas on what the Pentagon must do to close the gap as Russia and China continue to push the edge of their military capabilities.
These talks are likely to shape decisions on what investments, policy and organizational changes the Defense Department would have to make to offset adversaries’ advances in high-tech weaponry such as precision weapons and air defense systems.
The Pentagon fears China and Russia are gaining an “asymmetric” edge as they perfect their precision-guided weaponry and become poised to blunt the long-held dominance of U.S. warships and combat aircraft.
“Our competitors are approaching us in that capability,” said Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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WNU Editor: Bottom line .... the Pentagon wants a massive increase in the defense budget.
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