U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis Explains What The U.S. Must Do To Meet The Threats That It Faces Today And Tomorrow

Dave Majumdar, National Interest: The U.S. Military Needs to Be Ready to Wage 3 Very Different Types of Wars

As rival powers rise to challenge the United States, the Pentagon is faced with the problem of how to face down a spectrum of challenges that range from nuclear deterrence, to high-end conventional wars to the low-end counterinsurgency fights. The United States military has to be able to do all three of those things at the same time, but the question for the Pentagon is how.

“This is our problem statement,” Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told an audience at the Association of the U.S. Army Exposition on Oct. 9. “How to maintain a safe and secure nuclear deterrent and maintain a decisive conventional force that can also fight irregular warfare.”

The Defense Department is taking a three-pronged approach to the problem.

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WNU Editor: U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis wants Congress to be directly involved  (and responsible for) the decision making process when it comes to formulating policy/defense needs/and budget requirements, and he wants the White House to be more focused on strengthening foreign alliances. Hmmmm .... easier said than done.