Report Warns That The U.S. Needs A New War Plan To Confront China And Russia

The current American way of war will not work against China and Russia. They have gone to school on our way of war, but DoD's concepts and weapons systems haven't kept pace. https://t.co/nKbqeZEdFC

— Christopher M. Dougherty (@C_M_Dougherty) June 12, 2019

Newsweek: U.S. Could Lose War With Russia, China Without Major Strategy Overhaul, New Report Warns

A new report has warned that America's military planning for potential conflicts with Russia and China is flawed, and argued that Pentagon's enormous budget will be going to waste unless it undertakes a major strategic overhaul.

In the report published Wednesday, Chris Dougherty of the Center for New American Security said America needs to develop a "new way of war" more suited to conflict with the world's great powers.

Though the Pentagon's 2018 National Defense Strategy stressed the need to pivot from a counter-insurgency focus to one of great power competition, Dougherty argued that the Defense Department is still investing its huge resources in "flawed concepts."

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Update #1: America's Current War Plans for China, Russia Will Not Work, New Report Says (Military.com)
Update #2: US must develop ‘new way of war’ or risk ‘defeat’ to Russia & China – think tank (RT)

WNU Editor: The full report is here .... Why America Needs a New Way of War (Center for a New American Security). As to what is my take .... I get leery when I read a report from an organization that is led by people like this .... Victoria Nuland named CEO of Center for a New American Security (Defense News).