Heritage Foundation's '2021 Index of Military Strength'

 

FOX News: How Obama-era budget controls have hurt US military readiness against growing China, Russia, Iran threats 

As US fixated on terrorism, adversaries grew their deadly capabilities 

The United States military still reigns as the most preeminent one in the world, but a new report exclusively obtained by Fox News shows that sustaining that superiority is far from guaranteed as the Pentagon still trudges through budget cuts put in place almost a decade ago. 

The Heritage Foundation's "2021 Index of U.S. Military Strength," which annually examines the previous year's defense policies and global operation climate, underscores that the threat posed by foreign adversaries "will require our national defense and intelligence posture to adapt to a world that for nearly 20 years has been fixated on defeating international terrorists." 

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Update #1: Here are the new grades for America’s military ― and the threats against it (Defense News) 

Update #2: Annual report rates U.S. military 'marginal' as Russia and China improve their fighting forces (Washington Times)  

WNU Editor: The Heritage Foundation's report is here .... "2021 Index of U.S. Military Strength".